Nocturne for the Roller Coaster single work   poetry   "Curfew. The city is dark, no footfalls on the cobbles."
Is part of Galina Darovskaya (Leningrad 1941) Thomas Shapcott , 1989 sequence poetry
  • Author:agent Thomas Shapcott http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/shapcott-thomas-w
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Nocturne for the Roller Coaster
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Notes

  • Translation of a poem written by the fictional character Galina Darovskaya in the novel The Search for Galina by Tom Shapcott

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: The Roller Coaster Poems by Galina Darovskaya, Leningrad 1941-3 : Nocturne for the Roller Coaster
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Meanjin vol. 47 no. 3 Spring 1988 Z605215 1988 periodical issue 1988 pg. 548-549
    Note: With title: The Roller Coaster Poems by Galina Darovskaya, Leningrad 1941-3 : Nocturne for the Roller Coaster
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Selected Poems 1956-1988 Thomas Shapcott , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1989 Z400789 1989 selected work poetry The poems span some thirty years of his publications, from his early Shabbytown Calendar (1971) to poems from his recent novel, The Search For Galina. The first section is a sampler of his range and style. The following sections move chronologically including verse from his novels and performance poetry as well as his latest unpublished poems. (Publisher's blurb, back cover) St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1989 pg. 314
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Related Works

y separately published work icon The Search for Galina Thomas Shapcott , London : Chatto and Windus , 1989 Z553421 1989 selected work novel
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    Former Soviet Union,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • Urban,
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