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'Using the Rorschach inkblots as metaphors, conjuring the wondrous and the monstrous in his poems, Toby Fitch brings a new vision and shape to Australian poetry. Old modes of expression "such as the mythic, the romantic, the symbolic and the surreal" are all given fresh voice and patterning. The poems in Rawshock mythologise love, anxiety, the self and city living, dovetailing inner and outer worlds with a healthy antipodean dose of absinthe and concrete poetry.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Epigraph: Off with his head! - The Red Queen.
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The book contains three sections: 'Everyday Static' (p.11-35); 'Rawshock' (p. 39-57); 'Oscillations' (p.61-85).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Inkblots and Different Fonts
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 3 no. 2 2014; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Marionette : Notes Toward the Life and Times of Miss Marion Davies 2012 selected work poetry ; Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Fiona Hile Reviews Rawshock by Toby Fitch
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 13 2013;
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Review Short Toby Fitch’s ‘Rawshock’
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 June no. 42 2013;
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 345 2012; (p. 67)
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Poetry as an Art Form, with Plenty of Wit and Whimsey
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 August 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry ; Occam's Aftershave 2012 selected work poetry
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Poetry as an Art Form, with Plenty of Wit and Whimsey
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 August 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry ; Occam's Aftershave 2012 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 345 2012; (p. 67)
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Review Short Toby Fitch’s ‘Rawshock’
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 June no. 42 2013;
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Fiona Hile Reviews Rawshock by Toby Fitch
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 13 2013;
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Inkblots and Different Fonts
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 3 no. 2 2014; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Marionette : Notes Toward the Life and Times of Miss Marion Davies 2012 selected work poetry ; Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry -
Launch Speech for Toby Fitch : Rawshock
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: Rabbit , Winter no. 5 2012; (p. 154-158)
Awards
- 2012 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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