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Notes

  • This work includes a series of poems titled Ujigawa No Yugure [ Evenings on the Uji River], which was the winner of the Printed Matter International Award Tokyo in 1991.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Gingerbread House : Markwell, via Bulahdelahi"At the Court of King Caractacus", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 5)
Works and Daysi"The earth comes up", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Works and Days, Christopher Kelen , sequence poetry (p. 9-17)
Works and Days : On the Wallabyi"Began quickly on the inside.", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Works and Days : The Human Arm in a Cage of Mosquitoesi"A troopship is leaving Bombay.", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 12)
Works and Days : The Only Pretty Ring Timei"Black smoke, black sky", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Works and Days : Bush Telegraphi"In the bladey grass", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 14-17)
Pemulwuyi"This trophy here was painfully got.", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 18-20)
Views from Pinchguti"Picture a track, not one of ours", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Lapahi"The light's strange, far off its aim,", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 23-27)
The Empty Landi"In winter's wet turn", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 28)
Simple Rustici"The year's all seasons", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Explorersi"When we first came here were mere lines", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 30)
Snowi"Everywhere is the gateway to the snow", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 31)
Postcard from Tasmaniai"In my smoky hut on the mountainside", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 32)
A Day at Terania Creeki"Stillness then", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Moving World and the Watching Worldi"The whole valley knows the sawmill's secret", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 33)
Gloucester, N.S.W.i"Trapped in all that space", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 33)
The North Shore Linei"I travel down the North Shore line.", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 34)
Autumn in Newtowni"In Newtown", Christopher Kelen , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
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Works about this Work

Ninety-Nine and Naming Ross Clark , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Scrawl , October vol. 3 no. 4 1994; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
Powerful, Distinctive and in Tune Keith Russell , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 20 March 1993; (p. 48)
— Review of The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
Give Me Kisses Alison Bartlett , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 51)
— Review of The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
A Major Work, with an Unassuming Smile Martin R. Johnson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 16 no. 1 1993; (p. 125-128)
— Review of The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
Songs of Distance Thomas Shapcott , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
[Review] Four Zoas of Australia [et al] Mark Roberts , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Scarp , May no. 22 1993; (p. 64-66)
— Review of Four Zoas of Australia Norman Talbot , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry
Return of the Long Title John Davies , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 53 no. 1 1993; (p. 202-210)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Holding the Golden Apple : Love Poems Margaret Diesendorf , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; The View from the Non-Members' Bar P. R. Hay , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry
After Poetry 16, a Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : Back to Basics Graham Rowlands , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 130 1993; (p. 61-66)
— Review of Dancing on the Drainboard Lynn R. Hard , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry ; Mother Waits for Father Late Andrew Burke , 1992 selected work poetry
Ninety-Nine and Naming Ross Clark , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Scrawl , October vol. 3 no. 4 1994; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
What I Say... John Knight , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 68-69)
— Review of The Land of the Brolga : Australian Bush Ballads Poems and Songs John Wolfe , 1986 selected work poetry lyric/song ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; What I Say Peter Bailey , 1992 selected work poetry
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Awards

1992 second Anne Elder Award
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