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Dedication: In memory of Colin Stewart, Anthony Unsworth, and Ben Wallace-Crabbe (and for Declan, of course, always)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Port Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Heinemann
, 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Lifei"The boys get together and do what makes them feel good.", single work poetry (p. 1)
- A Gassingi"Your intentions are unveiled,", single work poetry (p. 2)
- There is a Riveri"Cut loose that boat.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Teacher's Cottagei"In the firelit brightness,", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- Kiah Riveri"The river has a skin", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Milkseedi"Sheep graze, the starry criss-crosses of thin grass", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Gardeningi"Jonquils jostle", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Wavingi"That was it, been and gone.", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Eclipse into Darknessi"In the moon's house", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Over Youi"Crab trees blossom", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Sydney Night Airi"Because of the night,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Farewell to Romantic Lovei"These words are not for you:", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Old Maidi"There is an old whore that lives", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Widow of the Watersi"Having spent forty years in that sea-scoured house", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Southi"That strained white year,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Edeni"Every day I wake to a three-ringed circus:", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Spanish Cati"With the velvet-covered chisel of her nose", single work poetry (p. 20)
- At the River's Elbowi"The river, slate-green, leaden to its muddy depths,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Welli"To stay the terror", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Silencei"You cut all the buttercups.", single work poetry (p. 24)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Kathleen Stewart and Literature: An Essay
1997
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 57 no. 2 1997; (p. 104-124) -
Slessor, Stewart, Swenson, Stasko
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 November 1994; (p. 10A)
— Review of Snow 1994 selected work poetry ; Black Night with Windows 1994 selected work poetry ; Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems 1994 collected work poetry drama -
Bizarre World of Black Murmurs
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 September 1994; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Snow 1994 selected work poetry ; With One Skin Less 1994 selected work poetry -
On the Boundary of Six
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 137 1994; (p. 68-70)
— Review of Flagging Down Time 1993 selected work poetry ; Snow 1994 selected work poetry -
Poetry with Presence
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 September 1994; (p. 9)
— Review of Human Interest 1994 selected work poetry ; Snow 1994 selected work poetry ; Blackberry Season 1993 selected work poetry ; Night Rainbows 1994 selected work poetry
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Poetry with Presence
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 September 1994; (p. 9)
— Review of Human Interest 1994 selected work poetry ; Snow 1994 selected work poetry ; Blackberry Season 1993 selected work poetry ; Night Rainbows 1994 selected work poetry -
On the Boundary of Six
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 137 1994; (p. 68-70)
— Review of Flagging Down Time 1993 selected work poetry ; Snow 1994 selected work poetry -
Bizarre World of Black Murmurs
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 September 1994; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Snow 1994 selected work poetry ; With One Skin Less 1994 selected work poetry -
Slessor, Stewart, Swenson, Stasko
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 November 1994; (p. 10A)
— Review of Snow 1994 selected work poetry ; Black Night with Windows 1994 selected work poetry ; Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems 1994 collected work poetry drama -
Kathleen Stewart and Literature: An Essay
1997
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 57 no. 2 1997; (p. 104-124)
Awards
- 1994 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize
- 1994 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize
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