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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania
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Notes

  • The first published anthology of Tasmanian poetry. In their introduction to the anthology, the Editors explain that they have 'attempted to represent the best work of poets born in Tasmania and of those from other parts of the world who have settled at least temporarily in the island'. They also discuss how 'Tasmanian poetry can be seen as a kind of simplified replica, a sharper more highly-coloured version, of mainland complexity', yet at the same time be 'peculiarly Tasmanian' in tone, lucidity, sensibility and theme.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sandy Bay, Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Twelvetrees Publishing , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Van Diemen's Landi"Come all you gallant poachers that ramble free from care,", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Seizure of the Cyprus Brig in Recherche Bay, Aug. 1829i"Come all you sons of Freedom, a chorus join with me,", Frank the Poet , single work poetry (p. 3-5)
D'Entrecasteaux' Channel, Van Dieman's Landi"See! D'Entrecasteaux' Channel opens fair,", John Dunmore Lang , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Sonnet Written on Board the Medway, off Hobart Towni"O I could gaze the live-long summer-day", John Dunmore Lang , single work poetry (p. 8)
On Visiting the Cemetery at Hobart Towni"And here, like England's sad exiles, this wild spot", Mary Leman Grimstone , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
[Untitled] (from Tasmania : A Poem)i"Thus spoke Britannia, and behold ere while,", P__ , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
Transplanted Treesi"The trees that we transplanted once", James Knox , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Elegiac Lines on a Tasmanian Parroti"And, art thou gone, indeed, mine own sweet bird?", David Burn , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Lines : Written Underneath a Print of Koningswinter and Drachenfells in a Lady's (Mrs Hobson) Albumi"How great the triumph of the Artist's skill,", David Burn , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Incompletenessi"Fair were the classic lands, where Song had birth,", Louisa Anne Meredith , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Sun-Dewi"Jewelled with rubies small and bright,", Louisa Anne Meredith , single work poetry (p. 20)
Tasmanian Scenesi"Flowers in legions bloomed around in forest, scrub, and marsh,", Louisa Anne Meredith , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Lily of the Westi"Dreary and desolate, in silent gloom,", Louisa Anne Meredith , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
The Dames of the Olden Timei"I'll sing you a song tonight - a song of the good old days -", single work lyric/song (p. 23-25)
Untitledi"Isle of the South, destined for many a year,", Edward Kemp , extract poetry (p. 26-27)
English Wild Flowersi"Ye may tell me of flowers bright and gay,", Caroline W. Leakey , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Shadows of Deathi"Oft have I sought in vain a cause to trace,", Caroline W. Leakey , single work poetry (p. 29)
[Untitled] (from The Tasmanian House of Assembly)i"An isle it is, as fair as isle can be;", Maxwell Miller , extract poetry (p. 30)
Brava, Tasmaniai"Remove yon mutton from my sight,", Garnet Walch , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Dead Island (Port Arthur)i"It is the hour of sunset: on the hills", James Hebblethwaite , single work poetry (p. 33)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

A Bit Off the Map Vivian Smith , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 65 1995-1996; (p. 120-124)
Untitled Karen O'Malley , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Preludes : A Literary Annual , October no. 3 1987; (p. 27-29)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
Tasmanian Poetry in a New Light David Mooney , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 11 January 1986; (p. 20)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
Rhyme From Two Regions Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 February 1986; (p. 46)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry ; Place and Perspective : Contemporary Queensland Poetry 1984 anthology poetry ; The Smile on the Face of the Hunter : Humorous and Amusing Verse from the Hunter Valley 1984 anthology poetry
Inner Worlds: a Regional Anthology Vincent O'Sullivan , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Winter no. 27 1986; (p. 52-54)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
Crossing the Border : Regional Writing in Australia Susan McKernan , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 45 no. 4 1986; (p. 547-560)

— Review of Latitudes : New Writing from the North 1986 anthology short story prose biography ; Unsettled Areas : Recent Short Fiction : A South Australian Collection 1986 anthology short story ; The Orange Tree : South Australian Poetry to the Present Day 1986 anthology poetry ; Portrait : A West Coast Collection 1986 anthology poetry short story ; Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
The Poetry of Tasmania : Notes on an Anthology Margaret Scott , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 29 no. 11 1985; (p. 86-87)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
The Poetry of Tasmania : Notes on an Anthology Vivian Smith , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 29 no. 11 1985; (p. 86-87)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
Peculiarly Tasmanian Annette Stewart , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 58-63)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
Inner Worlds: a Regional Anthology Vincent O'Sullivan , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Winter no. 27 1986; (p. 52-54)

— Review of Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 anthology poetry
A Bit Off the Map Vivian Smith , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 65 1995-1996; (p. 120-124)
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