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  • Author:agent Antigone Kefala http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/kefala-antigone
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Absence : New and Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Alexandria, South Sydney area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Couplei"They were sitting", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 159)
Strugglesi"This fear now", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 160-162)
The Actual Placesi"The actual places", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 163)
The Ridei"Death", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 164)
Guided Touri"He talked relentlessly", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 165)
Touristsi"As the bronze doors opened", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 166)
Ritualsi"The audience", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 167)
Storyi"The distances I have to cross", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 168)
Parablei"There was Death", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 169)
The Come-Backi"He appeared on the balcony", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 170)
Christmas Dinneri"They were both waiting", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 171)
Family Friendi"The last time I had seen him", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 172)
Consolationsi"You were in bed.", Antigone Kefala , single work poetry (p. 173-174)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Absence : Selected Poems from Collections / Nepritomnost : Vybor ze Sbirek
Language: English , Czech
Notes:

Bilingual edition.

'This project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government of Australia through the Australia Council' – T.p. verso.

Czech and English texts published together.

Works about this Work

Inward Illumination : On Antigone Kefala Martin Duwell , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , June 2014;
A Diasporic Journey: Greek-Australian Poetry in Bilingual and English Publications Helen Nickas , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013;
This article 'is an attempt to give an expository overview of some of the major Greek-Australian poets of the first generation who arrived in Australia in the fifties and the early sixties. They are: Dimitris Tsaloumas (from the island of Leros, arrived in 1952 and settled in Melbourne); Vasso Kalamaras (from Athens, arrived in 1951 and settled in outback Western Australia before moving to Perth in 1960); Yota Krili (from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1959 and settled in Sydney); Dina Amanatides (also from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1958 and settled in Melbourne); and finally, Antigone Kefala (a Greek from Romania who went first to New Zealand in 1951 and finally settled in Sydney in 1960).'
The World Made of a Matter That Never Forgets : Translating Antigone Kefala into Romanian Ioana Ieronim , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antigone Kefala : A Writer's Journey 2013; (p. 276-279)
Translating Antigone Kefala's Poetry into Czech Alexandra Büchler , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antigone Kefala : A Writer's Journey 2013; (p. 274-275)
Chronicles of Loss, Celebrations of City Catherine Bateson , 2013 extract review (Chronicles of Loss, Celebrations of City)
— Appears in: Antigone Kefala : A Writer's Journey 2013; (p. 99-100)

— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry
Untitled Terry Whitebeach , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , October/November vol. 8 no. 8 1993; (p. 9,12)

— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; A Savage Coast Barbara Giles , 1993 selected work poetry
The Alien Discovers Its Place in Time Martin Duwell , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October-1 November 1992; (p. rev 7) Antigone Kefala : A Writer's Journey 2013; (p. 94-99)

— Review of Portrait of a Dog and Other Classical Bagatelles Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1991 selected work poetry ; Australian Alphabet Timoshenko Aslanides , 1992 selected work poetry ; Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry
[Review] Four Zoas of Australia [et al] Mark Roberts , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Scarp , May no. 22 1993; (p. 64-66)

— Review of Four Zoas of Australia Norman Talbot , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry
Chronicles of Loss, Celebrations of City Catherine Bateson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 5 no. 1 1993; (p. 5-6)

— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry
New Poetry Comes in Abundance D'Arcy Randall , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 7 no. 2 1993; (p. 147-148)

— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Directions 1991 anthology poetry ; Dingo Sky S. K. Kelen , 1993 selected work poetry ; Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1975-90 Ken Bolton , 1992 selected work poetry ; Dancing on the Drainboard Lynn R. Hard , 1993 selected work poetry
A Diasporic Journey: Greek-Australian Poetry in Bilingual and English Publications Helen Nickas , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013;
This article 'is an attempt to give an expository overview of some of the major Greek-Australian poets of the first generation who arrived in Australia in the fifties and the early sixties. They are: Dimitris Tsaloumas (from the island of Leros, arrived in 1952 and settled in Melbourne); Vasso Kalamaras (from Athens, arrived in 1951 and settled in outback Western Australia before moving to Perth in 1960); Yota Krili (from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1959 and settled in Sydney); Dina Amanatides (also from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1958 and settled in Melbourne); and finally, Antigone Kefala (a Greek from Romania who went first to New Zealand in 1951 and finally settled in Sydney in 1960).'
Memory and Absence: The Poetry of Antigone Kefala Michelle Tsokos , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 39 no. 4 1994; (p. 51-60)
After Poetry (15) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : from Modern to Postmodern and Beyond Kevin Hart , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 129 1992; (p. 36-42)
Antigone Kefala R. P. Rama (interviewer), 1993 single work interview
— Appears in: Dialogues with Australian Poets 1993; (p. 31-44)
Inward Illumination : On Antigone Kefala Martin Duwell , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , June 2014;
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