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'Gwen Harwood (1920-1995) is one of the best loved Australian poets of the twentieth century - and a fierce prankster, who published poems under half-a-dozen names and identities. By turns poignant, sensuous and mischievous, passionately musical, her poetry is marked by sure intelligence and a quicksilver, anti-authoritarian wit.
'This new selection of her poetry from 1943 to her death makes the full range of the work accessible for the first time to poetry-lovers in the northern hemisphere. With an introduction by the leading Harwood critic Gregory Kratzmann and the Australian poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe, who corresponded with Harwood, the selection includes hitherto little-known work along with poems which have become part of the central canon of Australian poetry.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: To the memory of Thomas Riddell
Contents
- Alter Egoi"Who stands beside me still,", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- At the Water's Edge (to Vivian Smith)i"Smooth, reptilian, soaring", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Glass Jari"A child one summer's evening soaked", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- A Postcardi"Snow crusts the boughs' austere entanglement.", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- `I Am the Captain of My Soul'i"But the Captain is drunk, and the crew", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- The Waldsteini"Hands, nerves know this. I mourn for my lost skill,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Prizegiving Prize-Givingi"Professor Eisenbart, asked to attend", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Boundary Conditionsi"'At the sun's incredible centre", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Triste, Tristei"In the space between love and sleep", single work poetry (p. 19)
- In the Parki"She sits in the park. Her clothes are out of date.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- O Could One Write as One Makes Love A Poem for My Wifei"O could one write as one makes love", single work poetry (p. 21)
- At the Arts Clubi"Krote is drunk, but still can play.", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Ebb-Tidei"Now that you have no word for me", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Burning Sapphoi"The clothes are washed, the house is clean.", single work poetry (p. 27)
- In Brisbanei"By the old bridge in flaring sunlight", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Estuaryi"Wind crosshatches shallow water.", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Alla Sicilianai"Earthbound, I watch the darting swallows.", single work poetry (p. 31)
- New Musici"Who can grasp for the first time", single work poetry (p. 32)
- To A.D. Hopei"I remember well that evening years ago :", single work poetry (p. 33-35)
- Dust to Dusti"I dream I stand once more", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Lip Verse : Gwen Harwood
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Lip Magazine 2013;
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 5 no. 2 2011;
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 42-45)
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Mapping Harwood
2009
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 316 2009; (p. 4) -
'Sing, Memory' : A New Edition of the Inimitable Gwen Harwood
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 315 2009; (p. 41-43)
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry
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'Sing, Memory' : A New Edition of the Inimitable Gwen Harwood
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 315 2009; (p. 41-43)
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 5 no. 2 2011;
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 42-45)
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Lip Verse : Gwen Harwood
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Lip Magazine 2013;
— Review of Mappings of the Plane : New Selected Poems 2009 selected work poetry -
Mapping Harwood
2009
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 316 2009; (p. 4)