y separately published work icon From the Edge of the World selected work   poetry  
Is part of Gargoyle Poets 1972-1980 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 From the Edge of the World
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Rhonda and Nicole and also for Wayne Muller and Andrew Taylor, who without knowing acted as catalysts for these poems.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Brisbane, Queensland,:Makar Press , 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Emptyi"Cold winds are rustling", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 5)
Storybooki"We are the words", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 6)
Early Cicadas in Harold Parki"fill the vacuum of morning", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 7)
Tossing Coinsi"There are two worlds and", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 7)
Homage to the Queensland Parliamenti"I have come upon small groups of", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Earthi"Once a river thought it was", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 8)
A Look at a City in Sunlighti"Oh how the frost in winter keeps", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
A Riveri"Waters form continuously within", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
A Derivationi"looking at the world from the edge", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 10)
Into Afternooni"A deep summer sun forms the", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 11)
Nooni"Sun banking up over the", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Listeningi"Surf talks of the shortest distance", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 14)
Gardeningi"Pruning the withered shrubs on a", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 15)
January Lamenti"In country towns old men lean", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 16)
Todayi"If you hadn't married, divorced,", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 17)
A Question of Ethicsi"Life surges upon the crystal of a star.", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 18)
Identification, Barry O'Donohue , sequence poetry (p. 18)
Shadowsi"There are depths of forgiveness in each", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 18)
Elegy for Josephine Gilesi"Josephine, remember the eternal wind trembling,", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 19)
Eudloi"Inside the sound of buzz saws,", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 20)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Mythmakers, Empiricists and Mannerists Christopher Pollnitz , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 41 no. 2 1981; (p. 221-240)

— Review of The Border Loss : Poems Jennifer Maiden , 1979 selected work poetry ; Sisters Poets, 1 Anne Lloyd , Kate Llewellyn , Joyce Lee , Susan Hampton , 1979 anthology selected work poetry ; The Hum of the Old Suit : Poems Les Harrop , 1979 selected work poetry ; The Clock Inside : Poems J. R. Rowland , 1979 selected work poetry ; Greenhouse Dorothy Hewett , 1979 selected work poetry ; The Art of Lying Philip Neilsen , 1979 selected work poetry ; Poems Ian Templeman , 1979 selected work poetry ; From the Edge of the World Barry O'Donohue , 1979 selected work poetry ; A Nickel in My Mouth Tim Thorne , 1979 selected work poetry ; The 3000 Ton Press Keith Russell , 1980 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Three 1979 anthology poetry ; Poems from The Age, 1967-79 1979 anthology poetry ; Homecoming : Poems Andrew Lansdown , 1979 selected work poetry
Mythmakers, Empiricists and Mannerists Christopher Pollnitz , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 41 no. 2 1981; (p. 221-240)

— Review of The Border Loss : Poems Jennifer Maiden , 1979 selected work poetry ; Sisters Poets, 1 Anne Lloyd , Kate Llewellyn , Joyce Lee , Susan Hampton , 1979 anthology selected work poetry ; The Hum of the Old Suit : Poems Les Harrop , 1979 selected work poetry ; The Clock Inside : Poems J. R. Rowland , 1979 selected work poetry ; Greenhouse Dorothy Hewett , 1979 selected work poetry ; The Art of Lying Philip Neilsen , 1979 selected work poetry ; Poems Ian Templeman , 1979 selected work poetry ; From the Edge of the World Barry O'Donohue , 1979 selected work poetry ; A Nickel in My Mouth Tim Thorne , 1979 selected work poetry ; The 3000 Ton Press Keith Russell , 1980 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Three 1979 anthology poetry ; Poems from The Age, 1967-79 1979 anthology poetry ; Homecoming : Poems Andrew Lansdown , 1979 selected work poetry
Last amended 26 Sep 2010 14:14:55
X