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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 The Barge
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'Third English language collection of poems by a Greek-Australian writer. Contains new as well as previously published work. The other two collections are 'Falcon Drinking' and 'Portrait of a Dog'.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bargei"Beyond the bone-hard confines of the mind", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 3)
Elegyi"You had always been young", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 4)
Song of the Justi"Let it be said that in the years of anathema", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
A Postcard to Matinai"The boats by the tamarisks on the far left", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 7)
Feari"The house stands in a plain that stretches far", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Plain, Dimitris Tsaloumas , sequence poetry (p. 8-11)
The Conquesti"Far from the crowded vaults, the cradle", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Dueli"The goat is shuffling restless in the shed.", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 11)
Prayeri"I do not ask for myself; it's for the woman", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 12)
To the Poeti"Your gestures have precision, yet they conflict", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 13)
Invitation to a Voyagei"This place has grown too vague, the strands", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
O by the River Talli"I'm just a passing stranger", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 16)
A Birth of Memoryi"Black sorrow grips your guts, alone", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 17)
Watching a Late Night Thrilleri"I start back and blink into the gloom", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
A Parablei"That night had been comfortable.", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 20-22)
The Debatei"The crisis rippled through the placid land", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 23)
A Summer Songi"Steady as the cicada's song", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Love Songi"Bring me the papers, dear, and make", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Doubti"I fought and bled in your clutches, Lord,", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 27)
A Farewelli"Sailing gingerly along the dipping hill", Dimitris Tsaloumas , single work poetry (p. 28)
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Works about this Work

A Lens on Leros : The Poet as Iconographer Jena Woodhouse , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 19 no. 1 2019;

'The focus of this essay is on the presence and significance of Leros in the poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas. Of particular interest is the quality and agency of light; and the inclusion of Greek Orthodox references and imagery in many of his poems. These corporeal and incorporeal aspects of that island are those which Tsaloumas internalised as integral elements of his identity long before he embarked on what was to be a protracted period of voluntary exile. During his years in Australia, which contributed new input to enrich and expand his personal and poetic consciousness, Tsaloumas never lost sight of his original reference points: the natural and cultural context of Leros, and the spiritual precepts with which he was imbued by the Greek Orthodox Church.' (Publication abstract)
A Diasporic Journey: Greek-Australian Poetry in Bilingual and English Publications Helen Nickas , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013; This article 'is an attempt to give an expository overview of some of the major Greek-Australian poets of the first generation who arrived in Australia in the fifties and the early sixties. They are: Dimitris Tsaloumas (from the island of Leros, arrived in 1952 and settled in Melbourne); Vasso Kalamaras (from Athens, arrived in 1951 and settled in outback Western Australia before moving to Perth in 1960); Yota Krili (from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1959 and settled in Sydney); Dina Amanatides (also from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1958 and settled in Melbourne); and finally, Antigone Kefala (a Greek from Romania who went first to New Zealand in 1951 and finally settled in Sydney in 1960).'
The Poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas Matt Simpson , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dimitris Tsaloumas : A Voluntary Exile : Selected Writings on His Life and Work 1999; (p. 223-230)
Island and Exile in The House with the Eucalypts Konstandina Dounis , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dimitris Tsaloumas : A Voluntary Exile : Selected Writings on His Life and Work 1999; (p. 197-205)
A Love of Two Countries Alex Byrne , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 18 no. 2 1995; (p. 220-222)
— Review of The Barge Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1993 selected work poetry
Poetry Born in Exile A. P. Riemer , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 July 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of Tandava Sudesh Mishra , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Barge Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1993 selected work poetry
Pomegranates, Persimmons and Pasolini Jan Owen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 52 no. 3 1993; (p. 573-581)
— Review of Feeding the Ghost Philip Salom , 1993 selected work poetry ; Four New Poets John Bennett , Susan Hawthorne , Beate Josephi , Terry Whitebeach , 1993 anthology selected work poetry ; Bird Dream Terry Whitebeach , 1993 selected work poetry ; Pilgrim Routes Beate Josephi , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Language in My Tongue Susan Hawthorne , 1993 selected work poetry ; A Measure of Place John Bennett , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Barge Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1993 selected work poetry
Floating on Currents of Creativity Martin Duwell , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 July 1993; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Selected Poems James Gleeson , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Barge Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1993 selected work poetry
A Cross-Section of Poets Con Castan , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 12 no. 3 1993; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Minga Street : New and Selected Poems Craig Powell , 1993 selected work poetry ; Four New Poets John Bennett , Susan Hawthorne , Beate Josephi , Terry Whitebeach , 1993 anthology selected work poetry ; The Language in My Tongue Susan Hawthorne , 1993 selected work poetry ; Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden R. F. Brissenden , 1993 selected work poetry ; Bird Dream Terry Whitebeach , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Barge Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1993 selected work poetry ; A Measure of Place John Bennett , 1993 selected work poetry
Dumping Cargo in the Dark Lyn McCredden , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 35-36)
— Review of The Barge Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1993 selected work poetry
A Diasporic Journey: Greek-Australian Poetry in Bilingual and English Publications Helen Nickas , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013; This article 'is an attempt to give an expository overview of some of the major Greek-Australian poets of the first generation who arrived in Australia in the fifties and the early sixties. They are: Dimitris Tsaloumas (from the island of Leros, arrived in 1952 and settled in Melbourne); Vasso Kalamaras (from Athens, arrived in 1951 and settled in outback Western Australia before moving to Perth in 1960); Yota Krili (from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1959 and settled in Sydney); Dina Amanatides (also from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1958 and settled in Melbourne); and finally, Antigone Kefala (a Greek from Romania who went first to New Zealand in 1951 and finally settled in Sydney in 1960).'
Island and Exile in The House with the Eucalypts Konstandina Dounis , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dimitris Tsaloumas : A Voluntary Exile : Selected Writings on His Life and Work 1999; (p. 197-205)
The Poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas Matt Simpson , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dimitris Tsaloumas : A Voluntary Exile : Selected Writings on His Life and Work 1999; (p. 223-230)
A Lens on Leros : The Poet as Iconographer Jena Woodhouse , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 19 no. 1 2019;

'The focus of this essay is on the presence and significance of Leros in the poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas. Of particular interest is the quality and agency of light; and the inclusion of Greek Orthodox references and imagery in many of his poems. These corporeal and incorporeal aspects of that island are those which Tsaloumas internalised as integral elements of his identity long before he embarked on what was to be a protracted period of voluntary exile. During his years in Australia, which contributed new input to enrich and expand his personal and poetic consciousness, Tsaloumas never lost sight of his original reference points: the natural and cultural context of Leros, and the spiritual precepts with which he was imbued by the Greek Orthodox Church.' (Publication abstract)
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