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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Woodford,
Blue Mountains,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Island Press
, 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Monkey's Weddingi"Rain washes the peeling bark", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Figs and Summeri"When I was twelve", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Under Seringai"In my mother's garden", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Gorongoza Game Parki"Mozambique -", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Khoi Figuresi"In the Afrikaner Museum,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- My Housei"Today", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
-
Razor Wire: Johannesburg 1990i"They're penning the hostels with razor wire -",
single work
poetry
(p. 21-22)
Note: Subtitle: Soweto 1990
- Seven Poplarsi"The backyard of our house in Johannesburg", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Memoriesi"In my grandmother's house", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Apples and Walnutsi"Grandfather sits at the head of the table,", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Bobba's Wordsi""Do not neglect your talent"", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Boy on a Runaway Horsei"A city born child", single work poetry (p. 33)
- For Max Baschi"My grandfather's cousin Max", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Poinsettia Housei"We drew lines around your life last September", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Thorn Rosei"Did my father know", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- The Umbrella Treei"We argued", single work poetry (p. 39)
- A Jewish Divorcei"We meet -", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Three Fernsi"Unusual dryness this winter", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Gelato Bar: Bondii"On nights like this", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- The Stonesi"My son brings me stones from the desert,", single work poetry (p. 47)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Reviews
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Scarp , October no. 29 1996; (p. 53-57)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry ; The Silo : A Pastoral Symphony : Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; The Colour of Maps 1995 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water 1995 selected work poetry ; The City of Home 1995 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Heat , no. 2 1996; (p. 209)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry -
A Blokey Poetics
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 184 1996; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry ; Smoke Proofs 1996 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Spring vol. 8 no. 2 1996; (p. 167-169)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water 1995 selected work poetry ; Eating the Sun 1995 selected work poetry ; Just Desserts 1995 selected work poetry -
Vital Poetry
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 29 March vol. 62 no. 26 1996; (p. 37)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry
-
Poetic Debut
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News , 24 February 1995; (p. 29)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry -
Review
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: HOBO Poetry Magazine , December no. 7 1995; (p. 6-8)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry ; Just Desserts 1995 selected work poetry -
Vital Poetry
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 29 March vol. 62 no. 26 1996; (p. 37)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Spring vol. 8 no. 2 1996; (p. 167-169)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water 1995 selected work poetry ; Eating the Sun 1995 selected work poetry ; Just Desserts 1995 selected work poetry -
A Blokey Poetics
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 184 1996; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Monkey's Wedding 1995 selected work poetry ; Smoke Proofs 1996 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1996 highly commended ASAL Awards — Mary Gilmore Award for a First Book of Poetry
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