• Author:agent Ken Taylor http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/taylor-ken
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To E.B. Taylor and in memory of the late C.P.A. Taylor of Ballarat.
  • Epigraph: '...a new way of perception is enough to ask of anybody' - A.R. Ammons. 'I don't understand this idea of normality you bring to this class from time to time.' - Steve Katz. Conversations at Cornell 1966.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Rigmarole Books , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
At Valentine's - Part Onei"At Valentine's now", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 8-24)
Journal - 1965i"I'm what's known in the trade as a good man", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 25)
How it Happensi"Slow rakes sing in the white gravel,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 25)
Hockey Girls...i"Hockey girls on art nouveau lawns,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 26)
Society Affairi"The hinges of the wrists turned", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 27)
In Vermonti"A throughway car", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 27)
I Shall Live on the Plainsi"I shall live on the plains,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 28)
Maurie Speaks About a Secret Australia While in Icelandi"The children's swings in Iceland,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 29-31)
Maurie and the Hotel Gamei"Maurie told me of staying in this dreary hotel", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 32)
Autumn Drunki"Autumn drunk", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 33)
This Girli"This girl", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 33)
Windows with Bicyclesi"She is all in the eyes,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Lady Margot Leaves the Castlei"What a day it was when Maurie's mother,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 35)
Maurie in Europei"Maurie likes to get back to Europe", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Palais - Genevai"So many great events have almost happened there", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 36)
I Should Like to Fight in Warsi"I should like to fight in wars,", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 36)
At Valentine's - Part Twoi"In a father to son process", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Melbourne in Aprili"Old diggers", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 39)
Heroes of Undeclared Warsi"Heroes of undeclared wars", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 39)
Maurie in Americai"'TAKE CARE'", Ken Taylor , single work poetry (p. 40-43)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Rigmarole Books , 1985 .
      Extent: 95p.
      Note/s:
      • With the essay 'A Secret Australia: on the poetry of Ken Taylor' by Robert Kenny (pp. 85-95). Essay first published in 3 Blind Mice (Rigmarole 1977).
      ISBN: 0909229287

Works about this Work

An American Education: The Poetry of Ken Taylor Gary Catalano , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 131 1993; (p. 74-77)
Escape and Containnment Geoff Page , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 30 1987; (p. 64-67)

— Review of A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
Taylor Limbers Up : Cool, Alert, Without Poses Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , February 1986; (p. 43)

— Review of Familiar Places : Poems Vivian Smith , 1978 selected work poetry ; A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
Whistlers Michael Hulse , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: PN Review , [49] vol. 12 no. 5 1986; (p. 56)

— Review of The Quarrel with Ourselves and Confession John Scott , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 99 John Millett , 1985 periodical issue poetry
Voice and Language : Poetry of the Natural Mal Morgan , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 73 1985; (p. 32-33)

— Review of A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
Whistlers Michael Hulse , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: PN Review , [49] vol. 12 no. 5 1986; (p. 56)

— Review of The Quarrel with Ourselves and Confession John Scott , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 99 John Millett , 1985 periodical issue poetry
Taylor Limbers Up : Cool, Alert, Without Poses Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , February 1986; (p. 43)

— Review of Familiar Places : Poems Vivian Smith , 1978 selected work poetry ; A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
Vanished World Gary Catalano , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 June 1985; (p. 16)

— Review of A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
Voice and Language : Poetry of the Natural Mal Morgan , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 73 1985; (p. 32-33)

— Review of A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
Escape and Containnment Geoff Page , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 30 1987; (p. 64-67)

— Review of A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems Ken Taylor , 1985 selected work poetry
An American Education: The Poetry of Ken Taylor Gary Catalano , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 131 1993; (p. 74-77)
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