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'Winner, Best First Book, IP Picks 2006. The Accidental Cage explores the perceptual and emotional experience of entrapment in its many forms. Exile, asylum, desire, love and motherhood all enter the speaker s imagination, often transformed by the force of resistance. The poems are nuanced, balancing a dramatic tension between the beauty of the metaphor and the impact of the meaning. The collection compiles longer meditations with shorter lyrical and imagistic poetry. This is an absorbing collection that weds classical metaphor and lyricism with contemporary voices and themes, while exploring a range of form. Essential for libraries and schools to widen their poetry collections.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: for Tegan
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Carindale,
Camp Hill - Carina area,
Brisbane - South East,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Interactive Publications
, 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Icei"At last we entered the Hongu Nup glacier,", single work poetry
- The Accidental Cagei"I watched two birds marooned in the barn loft.", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Sweet Confinement
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 5 2008;
— Review of The Accidental Cage 2007 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Jacket , October no. 33 2007;
— Review of The Accidental Cage 2007 selected work poetry -
The Accidental Cage
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , April no. 25 2007;
— Review of The Accidental Cage 2007 selected work poetry -
On Poetry : From Manuscript to Print
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , March no. 167 2007; (p. 9)
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The Accidental Cage
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , April no. 25 2007;
— Review of The Accidental Cage 2007 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Jacket , October no. 33 2007;
— Review of The Accidental Cage 2007 selected work poetry -
Sweet Confinement
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 5 2008;
— Review of The Accidental Cage 2007 selected work poetry -
On Poetry : From Manuscript to Print
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , March no. 167 2007; (p. 9)
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted Australian Capital Territory Poetry Prize — Judith Wright Award for a Published Collection by an Australian Poet
- 2006 winner IP Picks Award — Best First Book
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