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Notes
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Epigraph: The verb in me / is not yet / past imperfect enough / to be passive
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Berrima,
Moss Vale - Marulan area,
Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands,
Southeastern NSW,
New South Wales,:South Head Press
, 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Discoveryi"Perhaps it was", single work poetry (p. 9 - 12)
- Toy Factoryi"The belt rolls endlessly", single work poetry (p. 13 - 15)
- Martin Place 73i"Regime on trial", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Nationi"And I believe in midnight suppers", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Musical Instrument in a Museumi"Suddenly sound washes over us", single work poetry (p. 17 - 23)
- Dolphini"Dark forms rise", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Sydney 73i"Subjunctive erections", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Loveri"I am as Mejun of the Banu 'Amir", single work poetry (p. 26)
- After Beethoveni"It was a fair performance", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Pipe Dreami"Walls flow together", single work poetry (p. 28 - 29)
- Night at the Balleti"One moment always", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Homing Pigeoni"I tell you, children,", single work poetry (p. 30)
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Cathedral Square, Brisbane, 1967i"Rulers of land and mind corrode together",
single work
poetry
(p. 31 - 34)
Note:
As 'Return to Cathedral Square, Brisbane'
In ten numbered parts. Part 10 is a combination of parts 10, 11 and 12 from the original version, with some lines from part 10 omitted.
- Monday Morningi"Take today for instance", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Canberra City Sundayi"Plastic mouldings from breakfast cereal boxes,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Separate Roomsi"Unwilling to commit ourselves", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Cattle Salei"Not seethed in mothers' milk", single work poetry (p. 37 - 38)
- Solanderi"And how to celebrate the latest casting", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Walli"We have gone softly into the wilderness", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Leaving the Housei"What if the walls collapsed like playing cards", single work poetry (p. 40 - 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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An Anatomy of Language: The Art of Grace Perry's Poetry
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 123-124 1990; (p. 35-49) -
[Untitled]
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 January 1977; (p. 21)
— Review of Journal of a Surgeon's Wife and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
[Untitled]
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 July 1976; (p. 40)
— Review of Journal of a Surgeon's Wife and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
[Untitled]
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May 1976; (p. 15)
— Review of Journal of a Surgeon's Wife and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry
-
[Untitled]
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May 1976; (p. 15)
— Review of Journal of a Surgeon's Wife and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
[Untitled]
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 July 1976; (p. 40)
— Review of Journal of a Surgeon's Wife and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
[Untitled]
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 January 1977; (p. 21)
— Review of Journal of a Surgeon's Wife and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
An Anatomy of Language: The Art of Grace Perry's Poetry
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 123-124 1990; (p. 35-49)
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