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'“Lansdown uses words with masterly precision to paint things as we have not previously seen them, but as we may be tempted to see them henceforth.”

Rod Moran, Fremantle Arts Review

“At his best Lansdown is able to suggest very deftly and concisely the so-called ‘thisness’ of things …”

Geoff Page, Canberra Times

“No Australian poet is so often moved to celebrate as Andrew Lansdown is. His work brims with tenderness, wonder and joy, all qualities which are in short supply in the modern world of which he is an acute observer. Beneath his gaze common objects and every-day encounters glow with spiritual significance. Lansdown has few superiors as a technician: his use of sound in these poems is as striking as is their variety of form. This, his sixth and strongest collection, will enhance his growing reputation.” – Les Murray' (Publication summary)

* Contents derived from the Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Heinemann Australia , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Visitor"My landlord's small, blond-haired boy", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 1)

Between Glances"It is a liquidambar, the tree", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 2)

The Colour of Life"Why is it that here in this cafe,", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 3)

Birthday Choka"It is my birthday", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 4)

Light"Outside, a ceiling of off-white clouds.", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 5)

Praise"Priestly", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 6)

The Things of the Heart"The river is dimpled, like (my wife", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 7)

The Muff Bees"My daughter called them "muff bees",", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 8)

Little Tree"That little tree. It is a Japanese", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 9)

Trimming a Tree"Now, take that tree,", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 10)

Removing a Cap"The way a woman might pull a beanie", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 11)

Bud and Blossom"The eucalyptus bud:", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 12)

That Colour"The crimson flowers", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 13)

Wine Country"Playtime and the children", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 14)

Sunshower"The sun is shining yet rain", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 15)

Ducks in the Rain"Four ducks are puddling about in the rain-", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 16)

Allsorts"Skin divers and surfers no longer", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 17)

Waterbird"I appreciate that", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 18)

Obliteration"The black of that black -", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 19)

Choka"A wattlebird in", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 20)

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God and Landscape Mark Roberts , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 135 1994; (p. 84-85)
— Review of Between Glances Andrew Lansdown , 1993 selected work poetry

A Window on the Suburbs Martin Duwell , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 February 1994; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Between Glances Andrew Lansdown , 1993 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems John Foulcher , 1993 selected work poetry ; Abracadabra Dennis Haskell , 1993 selected work poetry

Being a Poet John Foulcher , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 38 no. 6 1994; (p. 82-85)
— Review of The Darkwood Aquarium Anthony Lawrence , 1993 selected work poetry ; Certain Things Robert Gray , 1993 selected work poetry ; Acoustic Shadow Jennifer Maiden , 1993 selected work poetry ; Between Glances Andrew Lansdown , 1993 selected work poetry

Poetic Traditions Alive and Well Geoff Page , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 September 1994; (p. C10)
— Review of A Savage Coast Barbara Giles , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Catullan Rag Peter Rose , 1993 selected work poetry ; Acoustic Shadow Jennifer Maiden , 1993 selected work poetry ; Between Glances Andrew Lansdown , 1993 selected work poetry ; Easter Sunday Peter Skrzynecki , 1993 selected work poetry

A Miracle of voices Noel Rowe , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Voices , Summer (1994-1995) vol. 4 no. 4 1994; (p. 109-116)
— Review of Human Interest Geoff Page , 1994 selected work poetry ; One Siren or Another Andrea Sherwood , 1994 selected work poetry ; Path of Ghosts : Poems 1986-93 Jemal Sharah , 1994 selected work poetry ; Anima and Other Poems Bruce Beaver , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Familiar Ian McBryde , 1994 selected work poetry ; Absolute Event Horizon : Poems Luke Davies , 1994 selected work poetry ; Between Glances Andrew Lansdown , 1993 selected work poetry ; Little Eva at Moonlight Creek and Other Aboriginal Song Poems 1994 anthology poetry ; Peninsula Dorothy Hewett , 1994 selected work poetry ; Up On All Fours Philip Hodgins , 1993 selected work poetry ; Ghosting William Buckley Barry Hill , 1993 single work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1945-1993 David Rowbotham , 1994 selected work poetry ; Killing Delilah Tracy Ryan , 1994 selected work poetry

Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out Barbara Giles , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 155 1993; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Between Glances Andrew Lansdown , 1993 selected work poetry