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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Best Australian Poetry 2007
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Notes

  • Foreword by Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell.
  • Introduction by John Tranter.
  • Also includes the poem titled Years Ago, written by British poet Charles Higham.

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Double-Eyed Fig Parroti"A camellia-scented breeze parts the shore", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Still Life with Cockles and Shellsi"Life breathes in this painting like a child", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Assombrissements Darkeningsi"born in a demountable, there you are now,", Pamela Brown , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Forki"proof enough", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Man Running thru the Dark of the Day The Man Running Through the Dark of the Dayi"a man runs silently through the day", Grant Caldwell , single work poetry (p. 10)
Note: With title: The Man Running thru the Dark of the Day
Do You Copy?i"Yes, I hear you. I hear", Chris Edwards , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Flirting after Churchi"at first theyre like a herd of herefords waiting", Michael Farrell , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Poet's Sisteri"You were almost an unseen bird yourself", Barbara Fisher , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Tribute to Aunty Kathi"My people no longer see the morning's", Dennis Foley , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Spring Poemi"It's a hot spring afternoon and the near-sighted man at my bus", Alison Gerber , single work poetry (p. 18)
Baldandersi"he knows the thousand tastes of metal", Jennifer Harrison , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
Leaving Romei"Red poppies. White roads.", Dominique Hecq , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Publisher : How to Hunt Writeri"Take hole for writer to climb out of, and casually enter urban jungle / bohemian", Matt Hetherington , single work poetry (p. 24)
A Gyre from Brother Jacki"The canvas, called A Morning Long Ago,", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
In Tidy Towni"white picket fences spike", Mary Jenkins , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Waking Alone by the Radioi"I am recovering from too much", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 30)
Dancei"I was entranced, the trance ended", S. K. Kelen , single work poetry (p. 31)
Crying Girli"brisk-trotting down the bike path", Cath Kenneally , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Canto of the Muscular Treasurer of Australia - Mr Costelloi"Chin up, wading out of 'piss Christ',", John Kinsella , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Balloon Daysi"Grinning like the Prime Minister", Cameron Lowe , single work poetry (p. 36)
Note: Dedication: for Anthony Lynch.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Ned Curthoys , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , March vol. 32 no. 1 2008; (p. 151-153)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Making the Leap : Australian Poetry 2007-2008 Meriel Griffiths , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 53 no. 2008; (p. 130-145)

— Review of Mr Wittgenstein's Lion Kevin Brophy , 2007 selected work poetry ; Seriatim Geoff Page , 2007 selected work poetry ; Transit Mike Ladd , 2007 selected work poetry ; I Could Be Rain Jennifer Kornberger , 2007 selected work poetry ; Shades of the Sublime and Beautiful John Kinsella , 2008 selected work poetry ; Over There : Poems from Singapore and Australia 2008 anthology poetry ; Navigation Judy Johnson , 2007 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Les Murray , 1986 selected work poetry ; Elsewhere John Mateer , 2007 selected work poetry ; Revolving Days : Selected Poems David Malouf , 2008 selected work poetry ; Two Kinds of Silence Kathryn Lomer , 2007 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; Scar Revision Tracy Ryan , 2008 selected work poetry
Snapshot of the Australian Poetry Scene G. Burns Cooper , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 82)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Surprises Leap off the Page Barry Hill , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2008; (p. 12-13)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
'Highly Expressive and Resonant and Open Hearted' Gregory Kratzmann , 2007-2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 48-50)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Seams of Our Inheritance Lyn McCredden , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 November 2007; (p. 21)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
A Tale of Two Collections Richard King , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2007; (p. 36)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
'Highly Expressive and Resonant and Open Hearted' Gregory Kratzmann , 2007-2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 48-50)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Surprises Leap off the Page Barry Hill , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2008; (p. 12-13)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Snapshot of the Australian Poetry Scene G. Burns Cooper , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 82)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
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