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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 South in the World
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'South in the World is a dialogue between the earthly and the ethereal, reality and enchantment, body and spirit — those southern and northern poles by which we navigate the world. The poems in this collection speak to family, love and daily living as well as a world blighted by cataclysm and touched by redemption.' ( Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Hayley

Contents

* Contents derived from the Crawley, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:UWA Publishing , 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Several Ways to Fall Out of the Skyi"Forget to take your wings from where they hang in the hall, the brass hook", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 3)
Emergence Lisai"From this distance, I'm small and quiet", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Memory Wirei"When I was twelve and in love with horses,", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 6)
Stable Boysi"A barn dance at the stables", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 7)
On Teaching My Daughter to Ride a Horsei"Up on the horse", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 9)
Why, When We Fall off Things, We Fall downi"Cycling together on the path", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 10)
Take-Offi"I am dreaming of you nightly now,", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Traffic of Angelsi"The angels' tread upon the stairs leaves no imprint", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Signs of Lifei"Despite my broody vigilance,", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 14)
Sadnessi"Last night I sat in our new flat", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Wheelbarrowi"In the beginning there was the wheelbarrow, which they", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Longevityi"There are ghosts of me here,", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Stepfather Projecti"You and my daughter have been working", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Kairos, or The Right Timei"this desert town still holds you in its thrall,", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
Habits Formed by Eternityi"God falls to earth with a resounding clang", Lisa Jacobson , single work poetry (p. 22)

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Works about this Work

Memory as Dream, Dream as Memory : Shirley Lu Reviews ‘South in the World’ by Lisa Jacobson Shirley Lu , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , no. 28 2020;

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry

'The colours on the cover of Lisa Jacobson’s South in the World suggest a sunset. Blooming clouds, glowing sky. An image that summons deep breaths. Blink, and there’s violence in the scene. Not clouds, but smoke moving as quickly as the forest fire that must be beneath it. This sensation of stillness one moment and then suffocation the next is a sensation I felt throughout the collection, full of poems that capture the sweetness of childhood along with the speed and danger of adolescence and adulthood. This feels like a highly personal work. Jacobson’s poems are beautifully written, and the collection is tightly structured: divided into five parts, the collection explores the themes of childhood and motherhood, faith and loss of faith, and activism and awareness.' (Introduction)

Kristin Hannaford Reviews South in the World by Lisa Jacobson Kristin Hannaford , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , February 2015;

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
Julie Chevalier, of Ania Walwicz, Palace of Culture, and Lisa Jacobson, South in the World Julie Chevalier , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 75 no. 1 2015; (p. 242-246)

— Review of Palace of Culture Ania Walwicz , 2014 selected work poetry ; South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
Flying Close to the Sun Amy Brown , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 19 no. 1 2015;

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
Australian Poetry Peter Kenneally , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 February 2015; (p. 19)

— Review of Alterworld : Alterworld, Sky Poems, The Well Mouth Philip Salom , 2014 selected work poetry ; South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry ; Scavenger's Season Christopher Kelen , 2014 selected work poetry ; A Vicious Example Michael Aiken , 2014 selected work poetry
South in the World Geoff Page , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 November 2014; The Age , 15 November 2014; The Canberra Times , 15 November 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
David Gilbey Reviews Lisa Jacobson David Gilbey , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , November no. 48.0 2014;

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
Empathic Leap Sarah Holland-Batt , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 366 2014; (p. 66)

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
Australian Poetry Peter Kenneally , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 February 2015; (p. 19)

— Review of Alterworld : Alterworld, Sky Poems, The Well Mouth Philip Salom , 2014 selected work poetry ; South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry ; Scavenger's Season Christopher Kelen , 2014 selected work poetry ; A Vicious Example Michael Aiken , 2014 selected work poetry
Flying Close to the Sun Amy Brown , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 19 no. 1 2015;

— Review of South in the World Lisa Jacobson , 2014 selected work poetry
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