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Author's note: In memory of Maureen Jones 1950-2007 'She can feel no stir of joy when her girl sings'
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Epigraph: The Suns Light when he unfolds it Depends on the Organ that beholds it. William Blake, The Gates of Paradise
Contents
* Contents derived from the
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Europe,:Faber
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Wakingi"Here it is again, light hoisting its terrible bells.", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Farmingi"The pearls were empire animals.", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Tiger in the Menageriei"No one could say how the tiger got into the menagerie.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Zoos for the Living (a ballad)i"An then I saw the drowned town of Admaminaby.", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- Subcontinental Postcardi"When the sun, that gradual sepoy", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Goldfishi"The sea's not wide but if full.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Daphnei"And if I was changed, what was the difference?", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Paintingi"Everyone's souls, which didn't exist, were playing up,", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Windowi"His sadness was double,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Mindi"flares out -", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Conversationi"'Oh this and that. But for various reasons' -", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Equatori"On the old ships,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Hushi"No one in the city.", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Winnowingi"It was a definite change, a migration.", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Sperm Songi"Where was I, that first night, when the moon", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Creatori"I felt, with a pang, a second self", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- A Literary Historyi"Candles - why wave your hands around that way?", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Pietai"Baby, you sure look sick.", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Tenantsi"That beast in the laburnum, that lion in the bee", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Waitingi"The rain perturbs the panes. Only the wind", single work poetry (p. 29-32)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Reviews
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 124 2011; (p. 73-78)
— Review of The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Folk Tunes 2009 selected work poetry ; Marriage for Beginners : And Other Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Piano Hill 2009 selected work poetry ; Out to Lunch 2009 selected work poetry -
Brieflings
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 42 2011; (p. 79-85)
— Review of Authentic Local 2010 selected work poetry ; The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry ; Dark Bright Doors 2010 selected work poetry ; Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry ; Letters 2009 selected work poetry ; In Conversation with the River : Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
Poetry Review Essay
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 5 2010; (p. 136-142)
— Review of Poems : 1980-2008 2008 selected work poetry ; The Ghost Poetry Project 2009 selected work poetry ; The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose 2006 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry ; Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry -
Emma Jones : The Striped World
2009
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Review , vol. 4 no. 2009;
— Review of The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry -
Undercover
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 26) A column canvassing current literary news including a report on the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards and Emma Jones's nomination for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
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Poets World is Worlds Apart
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 May 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry -
Boundaries Are Blurred in a World Turned Inside Out
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 May 2009; (p. 28-29)
— Review of The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 312 2009; (p. 63)
— Review of The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry -
Patterned, Incantatory Insights on Emptiness
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 June 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry -
Deeper Looks at Myths and Mysteries Extend
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 August 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of Fire Season 2009 selected work poetry ; The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry -
Undercover
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 26) A column canvassing current literary news including a report on Australian authors published by Faber & Faber. Wyndham reports that Emma Jones's The Striped World has been promoted as the first book by an Australian poet to be published by Faber & Faber, but Wyndham states that this honour belongs to Geoffrey Lehmann's 1992 volume Spring Forest. (Spring Forest was published by Angus & Robertson in Australia in 1992 and by Faber & Faber in 1994.) -
Two Australians Line Up for Rich Poet's Society
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 July 2009; (p. 12) -
Sydneysider First Australian to Win Top UK Poetry Prize
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 2009; (p. 2) -
Poet Has Earned Her Stripes
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 October 2009; (p. 11) -
Undercover
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 26) A column canvassing current literary news including a report on the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards and Emma Jones's nomination for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Australian Capital Territory Poetry Prize — Judith Wright Award for a Published Collection by an Australian Poet
- 2010 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- 2010 shortlisted ASAL Awards — Mary Gilmore Award for a First Book of Poetry
- 2010 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — John Bray Award for Poetry
- 2009 winner Anne Elder Award
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