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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Necessary Evil : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Racing Lifei"My uncles and I weren't related.", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 1)
Horse Sensei"Horses never came from trees", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Trophy Hairi"My mother slept in toilet paper.", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 4)
Race Dayi"I help my mother into her bosom,", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Cabinet of Winsi"A stable of silver", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 6)
On Coursei"A road inside Sydney", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Suburban Confidentiali"The pickpockets at Randwick called their business Skims.", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Brett's Mumi"She'd peck me on the lips like an extra son.", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Plastic Flowersi"My tribe is roses that never peel back their foreskins,", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Live-Long Dayi"They sit round the TV's flickering fire", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 14)
Ash Saturdayi"There is no God, I was made in this man's image:", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
My Father's Mapi"Death is a map that's not to scale", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 18)
Journoi"My desk's across from Racing.", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 19)
Journoi"My book of knowing people", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Journoi"I take the lift to 12,", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 22)
Trannie on Carlisle Streeti"Like a batty aunty or Lucille Ball", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Polygraph Interviewi"The machine quotes me by taking my pulse.", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Poetsi"I followed their careers for years,", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 26)
Homesicknessi"The last wound he had", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 27)
Strapperi"Cow sucked-up marshy cud,", Craig Sherborne , single work poetry (p. 28)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Nathan Hobby , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , no. 112 2009; (p. 36)

— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Untitled Cameron Fuller , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Autumn no. 6 2007; (p. 56)

— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Citius, Altius, Fortius, as the Eggheads Say Nick Richardson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , July vol. 2 no. 6 2007; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry ; Four Quarters : A Collection of Poems Tom Petsinis , 2006 selected work poetry
Poetry Survey Rebecca Edwards , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 108 2007; (p. 34-37)

— Review of Wren Lines : Selected Poems and Drawings. Volume 1 Billy Jones , 2006 selected work poetry ; Lemon Shark Luke Beesley , 2006 selected work poetry ; The Last Tourist : Poems Jane Williams , 2006 selected work poetry ; Phosphorescence : A Collection of Poems Graeme Miles , 2006 selected work poetry ; Blue Grass Peter Minter , 2006 selected work poetry ; Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Books Non-Fiction Jaya Savige , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 May 2006; (p. 34)

— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Intense Vision Flowers in a New Richer Verse Peter Pierce , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 May 2006; (p. 30-31)

— Review of The Flower, the Thing : A Book of Flowers and Dedications M. T. C. Cronin , 2006 selected work poetry ; Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Poetic Balancing Acts Lisa Gorton , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 June 2006; (p. 22)

— Review of High Wire Adrian Caesar , 2005 selected work poetry ; The Ancient Capital of Images John Mateer , 2005 selected work poetry ; Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Sherbourne at His Impressive Best Geoff Page , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 July 2006; (p. 18)

— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
A History of Violence Carmel Bird , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 65 no. 2 2006; (p. 210-215)

— Review of Hoi Polloi Craig Sherborne , 2005 single work autobiography ; Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
Reckoning with Hard Truths Steve Evans , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 283 2006; (p. 45)

— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry
New Poetry, 2005-2006 Megan McKinlay , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 60-73)
Argues for the importance of first impressions in reading and appreciating poems.
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