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* Contents derived from the 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Editorial, single work essay (p. 6-7)
- To a Notable Literary Archaeologisti"You have given me back my poetry.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Civilising Value of the Humanities, single work essay (p. 9-13)
- The Mousei"A hot September Wednesday I'd left", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Picassoi"Falling asleep in a room full of Picassos", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Lyric Impulse in Dennis Haskell's All the Time in the World, single work criticism (p. 17-24)
- An Uncertain Smile : Humour in the Poetry of Dennis Haskell, single work criticism (p. 25-31)
- The Journali"9 a.m., the dew still fresh,", single work poetry (p. 32-34)
- Writing the Ordinary : Poets in Conversation, single work criticism (p. 35-42)
- Paradigms of Identity/Jumbles of Words : Travels with Dennis Haskell, single work autobiography (p. 43-48)
- Ars Poeticai"Without the woman at the kitchen sink, nothing is possible.", single work poetry (p. 49)
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Sometimes Difficult, Always Diverse : Aspects of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2010-11,
single work
review
— Review of Ashes in the Air 2011 selected work poetry ; Pebbles on the Roof 2009 selected work poetry ; Carnival Edge : New and Selected Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; Glass Clouds 2010 selected work poetry ; I Painted Unafraid 2010 selected work poetry ; Burning Bright 2010 selected work poetry ; An Absence of Saints 2010 selected work poetry ; Chemistry 2011 selected work poetry ; Lines for Birds : Poems and Paintings 2011 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Dorothy Hewett 2010 selected work poetry ; Acts of Defiance : New and Selected Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; News of the Insect World : And Other Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Graphic : Two Sequences 2010 selected work poetry ; The Drunken Elk 2010 selected work poetry ; Possession : Poems about the Voyage of Lt James Cook in The Endeavour 1768-1771 2010 selected work poetry ; The West : Australian Poems 1989-2009 2010 selected work poetry ; La, La, La 2009 selected work poetry ; Porch Music 2010 selected work poetry ; Postcards from the Centre 2010 selected work poetry ; Swallow 2010 selected work poetry ; Little River 2010 selected work poetry ; Where N Equals a Determinacy of Poetry 2010 selected work poetry ; Heartscapes 2010 selected work poetry ; Green Hair 2010 selected work poetry ; Starlight : 150 Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; The Gossip and the Wine 2011 selected work poetry ; The Geometry of Flight 2010 selected work poetry ; Keepers 2010 selected work poetry ; Seasons of Doubt and Burning : New and Selected Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; Time Will Tell 2010 selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems : A Collection of Flowers : 1967-2009 2010 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems : Francis Webb 2011 collected work poetry ; (p. 50-66) - Poetryi"comes from a shallow place", single work poetry (p. 67)
- After a Child's Deathi"In early winter, a day raw as grief,", single work poetry (p. 68-69)
- Love Letteri"What he sees from the window", single work poetry (p. 70-71)
- Red-Capped Ploveri"That one red-cap on the shore's silver,", single work poetry (p. 72)
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Country Roads, Take Me Home : Prisons, Movement and Memory,
single work
essay
(p. 73-93)
An employment of creative writing techniques in discussing the effects of imprisonment on Aboriginal Australians in past and present time frames.
- The Night Keeperi"It was never late until my parents' light went out,", single work poetry (p. 94)
- Cairn (s) : Arcadian Nocturni"sometimes light", single work poetry (p. 95)
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The Memory of Earthi"The wetlands have watermarked her. Rivers",
single work
poetry
(p. 96-97)
The subject of this poem is 'the Pinjarra Massacre of 1834, where a party of men, led by Governor James Stirling, surrounded the camp of the Bindjareb Nyungars in Pinjarra and opened fire'. (Judges' report, 2010 Tom Collins Poetry Prize.)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Editorial
2011
single work
essay
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 56 no. 1 2011; (p. 6-7) -
Journal
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 July 2011; (p. 6)
— Review of Westerly vol. 56 no. 1 July 2011 periodical issue
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Journal
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 July 2011; (p. 6)
— Review of Westerly vol. 56 no. 1 July 2011 periodical issue -
Editorial
2011
single work
essay
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 56 no. 1 2011; (p. 6-7)
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- Introduced species
- Perception of others
- Australian poets
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- Time & change
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