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Notes
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Dedication: for Dominic, with love; Madge, Ross and Barry with thanks.
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Epigraph: 'It was never really intended as a place for people.' -- The Australians
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Queensland Community Press
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Riveri"Sometimes at night you can feel", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Landfalli"just like that", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Discoveryi"December 1823: John Oxley extended", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Thomas Pamphleti"All the reasons: sea and sharks", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Arrivali"The source, when viewed dispassionately,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Letters Halfway Homei"I have grown inside this country's style-", single work poetry (p. 14-17)
- Whipping Boyi"Why does the left sweat more than the right?", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Lazarusi"And He cried in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth,"", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Legacyi"Escapees across the river - pegged", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Last Thingsi"The verdict has been handed down,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Ink is Mainly Blue (for Betty Friedan)i"When I was a child I had boy cousins", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Single Motheri"How brashly did I ask for this -", single work poetry (p. 25)
- A Birth Observedi"Is this the final intimacy -", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Rejecti"Look at you: pre-term, unripe,", single work poetry (p. 28)
- In Retrospecti"There are no more naked summers.", single work poetry (p. 29)
- To the White Knighti"It is time to find me.", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Cycle (for L.P.G.)i"I'm not asking you", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Seasoni"The mangoes are ripening now.", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Habitati"Most people, when missing,", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Footnotei"Take a note: hunting is a cerebral sport.", single work poetry (p. 39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Five to Watch
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 April 1986; (p. 48)
— Review of Ink is Mainly Blue 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea 1985 selected work poetry ; The Cast Changes : Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks 1985 selected work poetry ; Heritage of Air 1984 selected work poetry -
Thumbs Down for Romanticism
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 January 1986; (p. 13)
— Review of Thin Borders 1985 selected work poetry ; Passengers to the City 1985 selected work poetry ; Ink is Mainly Blue 1985 selected work poetry
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Thumbs Down for Romanticism
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 January 1986; (p. 13)
— Review of Thin Borders 1985 selected work poetry ; Passengers to the City 1985 selected work poetry ; Ink is Mainly Blue 1985 selected work poetry -
Five to Watch
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 April 1986; (p. 48)
— Review of Ink is Mainly Blue 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea 1985 selected work poetry ; The Cast Changes : Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks 1985 selected work poetry ; Heritage of Air 1984 selected work poetry
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