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  • Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 Canticles on the Skin
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Illumination Press , 1970 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Proemi"Dirty hypodermics rattle in the glovebox : morphine flows", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Imitatori"Central station slides by, I sit here stranded in a window pane.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 3-7)
Envoii"Watch him, serving out his year in this neutral atmosphere-", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 8)
Comes From Insidei"Don't pity this naked mind that walks like a monk", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Rebel Angel (for Michael Driscoll)i"Shit off with this fake dome of a life.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 10)
Demimondainei"Down along my mirror sided town", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 11)
Canticles on the Skini"thwack the tight skin once - wait, this act", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
Jerusalem Bayi"I walked through a solitude of mist by a river reflecting", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Through a Trammel of Livesi"The delta of his years holds only time;", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Toward Abstraction : Possibly a Gull's Wingi"The most disconcerting feature is an absolute flatness", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Squid Shoalsi"I finger papers in a morning blaze", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Harbour Braces Itselfi"It is early, the harbour braces itself", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 21)
Blown Glass and Picture Tubei"Come on, let tell of it in here, under the yellow", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Not Musici"Not music. No", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 24)
Between the Silver and the Glass Between the Silver and the Glass Surfacei"Because we are old, ornamental questions cannot hold us-", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 26)
Elegy for Imitation Glassi"Tomorrow? I slowly tilt the rim and watch dark liquid flow", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Your Magazine Husbandi"Finally after strolling along", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 29-31)
There Are Heroes in My Bookcasei"Let the room consume you", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 32)
Stupra / Ataraxia (for Francis Webb)i"Huddled forward incanting over books through weeks, nothing's", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 33)
Francis Thompsoni"Morning, standing stockstill above the moving Thames", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 34)
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Making of the Poet : Shadows and Shades in the Poetry of Robert Adamson Shikha Jhanwar , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Prosopisia , vol. 2 no. 2 2010; (p. 46-58)
Two Kinds of Poetry Kenneth Slessor , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Kenneth Slessor : Poetry, Essays, War Despatches, War Diaries, Journalism, Autobiographical Material and Letters 1991; (p. 237-240)
— Review of Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry
Homages and Invocations : The Early Poetry of Robert Adamson Martin Duwell , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 2 1989; (p. 229-238)
The Truth I Know : An Interview with Robert Adamson by John Tranter John Tranter (interviewer), 1980 single work interview
— Appears in: Makar , January vol. 14 no. 1 1980; (p. 3-13) A Possible Contemporary Poetry : Interviews with Thirteen Poets from the New Australian Poetry 1982; (p. 132-153)
Recent Poetry Jim Tulip , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 31 no. 1 1971; (p. 72-79)
— Review of Inwards to the Sun : Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; There, Behind the Lids Peter Skrzynecki , 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way Rodney Hall , 1970 selected work poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage Michael Dransfield , 1970 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry ; William Street Wilhelm Hiener , 1970 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 34 June John Tranter , 1970 periodical issue selected work poetry
Australian Poets at Work : Some Recent Books Ronald T. Dunlop , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 38 1971; (p. 61-64)
— Review of Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry ; Witnesses of Spring : Unpublished Poems by Shaw Neilson John Shaw Neilson , 1970 selected work poetry ; Chung Hua, The Central Splendour : An Anthology from the Chinese Martin Haley (translator), 1970 anthology poetry ; Fingers at Air : Experimental Poems 1969 Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; Australian Poetry Now 1970 anthology poetry ; The Voyage to Brindisi and Other Poems, 1966-1969 Charles Higham , 1970 selected work poetry ; The First-Born and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1970 selected work poetry ; Late Summer : Poems Lyn Ingoldsby Brown , 1970 selected work poetry
Poets Today Thomas Shapcott , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August vol. 9 no. 10 1970; (p. 277-279)
— Review of Australian Poetry Now 1970 anthology poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage Michael Dransfield , 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way Rodney Hall , 1970 selected work poetry ; Bicycle and Other Poems David Malouf , 1970 selected work poetry ; Citizens of Mist Roger McDonald , 1968 selected work poetry ; Inwards to the Sun : Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; Letters to Live Poets Bruce Beaver , 1969 selected work poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral Les Murray , 1969 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry
Poets Alive Dorothy Hewett , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , December no. 4 1971; (p. 55-59)
— Review of Bicycle and Other Poems David Malouf , 1970 selected work poetry ; There, Behind the Lids Peter Skrzynecki , 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way Rodney Hall , 1970 selected work poetry ; Condolences of the Season : Selected Poems Bruce Dawe , 1971 selected work poetry ; The Deer Under the Skin J. S. Harry , 1971 selected work poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage Michael Dransfield , 1970 selected work poetry ; William Street Wilhelm Hiener , 1970 selected work poetry ; Tense Mood and Voice Tim Thorne , 1969 selected work poetry ; The What of Sane Tim Thorne , 1971 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 34 June John Tranter , 1970 periodical issue selected work poetry ; The Book of Bligh J. M. Couper , 1969 selected work poetry ; Two Houses Grace Perry , 1969 selected work poetry ; Twelve Poets, 1950-1970 1971 anthology poetry ; Introspect, Retrospect Robert Gray , 1970 selected work poetry ; Fingers at Air : Experimental Poems 1969 Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; Inwards to the Sun : Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry
Recent Poetry Jim Tulip , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 31 no. 1 1971; (p. 72-79)
— Review of Inwards to the Sun : Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; There, Behind the Lids Peter Skrzynecki , 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way Rodney Hall , 1970 selected work poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage Michael Dransfield , 1970 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry ; William Street Wilhelm Hiener , 1970 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 34 June John Tranter , 1970 periodical issue selected work poetry
Untitled 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 10 no. 1 1970; (p. 21)
— Review of Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry
Making of the Poet : Shadows and Shades in the Poetry of Robert Adamson Shikha Jhanwar , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Prosopisia , vol. 2 no. 2 2010; (p. 46-58)
Homages and Invocations : The Early Poetry of Robert Adamson Martin Duwell , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 2 1989; (p. 229-238)
The Truth I Know : An Interview with Robert Adamson by John Tranter John Tranter (interviewer), 1980 single work interview
— Appears in: Makar , January vol. 14 no. 1 1980; (p. 3-13) A Possible Contemporary Poetry : Interviews with Thirteen Poets from the New Australian Poetry 1982; (p. 132-153)
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