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y separately published work icon The World Last Night selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent M. T. C. Cronin http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/cronin-m-t-c
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The World Last Night
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The World Last Nighti"The world last night admitted flies", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. vii)
Afterwardsi"The stone opens", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 1)
My Boots Are Losing Meaningi"How big am I?", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 2)
Apologizing to the Ladybird's Spiriti"There is no word", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Two Deserted Laddersi"The two deserted ladders lay on their backs in the yard.", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
The Strange Waitingi"In this strange waiting", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Heresi"Being here. / Not being here.", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 8)
Death Achei"Because we are women", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 9)
A Trick Is a Tricki"There are metaphors for metaphors.", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 10)
God So Fari"Where the wind is up to.", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 11)
Skeletons, Mouths, Flowersi"This is a jigsaw", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 12)
Note: Author note: after Rainer Maria Rilke
My Own Ghosti"I am my own ghost", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 13)
The World's Carrioni"Fattened turkey dashes after the end of a sentence.", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 14)
Making Use of the Deadi"It was a very pleasant reminder", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 15)
Moving the Furniturei"The brouhahas are carving myths", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 16)
And So Bloodi"Disaster's marooned in the frontal lobe", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 17)
But Ini"Many natural disasters later", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Ploughing the Soldiersi"Is it true they were ploughing the soldiers", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
"All across the field" The God of Absence and Aftermathi"All across the field=Di seantero ladang", M. T. C. Cronin , Kadek Krishna Adidharma (translator), single work poetry (p. 22)
Note: Dedication: for Don Paterson, Antonio Machado and John Ralston Saul
Sits Faithi"Us humans,", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 23)
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