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Notes
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Dedication: for Victoria, with love.
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Epigraph: Flowers, bees, mangoes, cuckoos: it was into you that Desire dispersed when Siva's blaze consumed him...Robert Calasso, Ka.
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Author's note: Some of these poems have appeared, sometimes in slightly different forms, in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, HEAT, Salt, The Entire History of Architecture and Other Love Poems (signed, numbered, limited edition chapbook, Vagabond Press, Sydney, 2000) and Best Australian Poems 2003.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Crows Nest,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin
, 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Totem Poemi"In the yellow time of pollen, in the blue time of lilacs", single work poetry (p. 3-39)
- (Naked)i"The air is atwitter", single work poetry (p. 43)
- 40 Love Poems, sequence poetry (p. 43-82)
- (Bells)i"Sugar Lee there goes the earth it's", single work poetry (p. 44)
- (Transparent)i"Sugar Lee you are the sun today,", single work poetry (p. 45)
- (Mortal)i"Come lie down on this picnic rug", single work poetry (p. 46)
- (Sweep)i"Come stay the afternoon at least", single work poetry (p. 47)
- (Suck)i"Come let's play mortals, Sugar Lee,", single work poetry (p. 48)
- (Shudder)i"Idea that earth crunches and body repairs", single work poetry (p. 49)
- (Supple)i"And the sun is everywhere", single work poetry (p. 50)
- (Horizon)i"Love is when green turns to silver", single work poetry (p. 51)
- (Hunger)i"Behold the bird of paradise, compendium", single work poetry (p. 52)
- (Blade)i"Behold the bird of paradise, aglow", single work poetry (p. 53)
- (Clasp)i"Stop we will hold each other here.", single work poetry (p. 54)
- (Roar)i"The mist lifts off the hills in Dorrigo", single work poetry (p. 55)
- (Creek)i"In Repentance Creek", single work poetry (p. 56)
- (Slide)i"I thought things wouldn't slide", single work poetry (p. 57)
- (Breathe)i"Across your back", single work poetry (p. 58)
- (Beyond)i"The bo tree shrieks with song–", single work poetry (p. 59)
- (Bloom)i"The winter wattle blooms.", single work poetry (p. 60)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Works about this Work
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Out of Darkness, Light
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 February 2005; (p. 9) -
Bev Braune Reviews Luke Davies
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 19 2004;
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 30 2004; (p. 34-36)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
New Poetry 2003-2004
2004
single work
essay
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 49 no. 2004; (p. 43-60) Adrian Caesar, in reviewing the year's Australian poetry, states that he has "enjoyed comparatively little of what (he) read in many of the volumes..." and "...seeks to identify trends that militate against the work gaining much of an audience." -
Sweet and Sour
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 November 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mundiad 2004 single work novel ; Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry
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The Images of a Great Love Poet
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 May 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
Hymns that Speak of Love and Transcendence
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 2004; (p. 5a)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
Poetry in Motion
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 May 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
Love's Stillness
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 263 2004; (p. 50)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
Sweet and Sour
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 November 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mundiad 2004 single work novel ; Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Out of the Wilderness Comes Grace
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 2004; (p. 1a) -
Love in the Time of Poetry
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 21 August 2004; (p. 3) -
New Poetry 2003-2004
2004
single work
essay
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 49 no. 2004; (p. 43-60) Adrian Caesar, in reviewing the year's Australian poetry, states that he has "enjoyed comparatively little of what (he) read in many of the volumes..." and "...seeks to identify trends that militate against the work gaining much of an audience." -
Out of Darkness, Light
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 February 2005; (p. 9)
Awards
- 2006 winner Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — John Bray Award for Poetry
- 2005 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Prize for Poetry
- 2004 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award Announced in 2005
- 2004 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize
- 2004 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Book of the Year
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