y separately published work icon The Spring-Mire : Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Philip Mead http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/mead-philip
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 The Spring-Mire : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: For my father and mother

Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Brindabella Press , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Henty River, Western Tasmaniai"The land we know is here, but has to be travelled back to.", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 7)
Saltwater Creeki"There is a way back through the parts of love and time", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 8)
Homeostasisi"The man in darkness by the sea,", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
He Bare Him into an Orchard Browni"It must be midwinter there", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Lighthouse on the Pointi"stands within the thick weather", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The Terraini"Starting out was the new country,", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
The Man and the Treei"I felt the season changing in the yard today", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 19)
Looking Towards the Major Mitchell Plateaui"I don't know, but now I think there must be", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Waterfalli"The way from here to riverfall", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 22, 24)
Eveningi"Now evening falls along", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Soldieri"To stand in the doorway is to stand", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 26,28)
The Rosesi"In that darkly-webbed, overcast and structured", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 29)
Magnificencei"Rain in the forest. Where it is beginning. Change is", Philip Mead , single work poetry (p. 30-31)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Brindabella Press , 1982 .
      Extent: 31p.
      Limited edition info: ' This edition of 240 copies was hand-set and printed by A.T. Bolton at the Brindabella Press, 61 Stonehaven Crescent, Deakin, Canberra....Printing completed December 1982.'
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      ISBN: 0909422109

Works about this Work

The Swirling Poetries : Recent Poetry in Australia Max Richards , single work review
— Review of The Spring-Mire : Poems Philip Mead , 1982 selected work poetry
Poems of Serenity R. A. Simpson , single work review
— Review of The Spring-Mire : Poems Philip Mead , 1982 selected work poetry
Poems of Serenity R. A. Simpson , single work review
— Review of The Spring-Mire : Poems Philip Mead , 1982 selected work poetry
The Swirling Poetries : Recent Poetry in Australia Max Richards , single work review
— Review of The Spring-Mire : Poems Philip Mead , 1982 selected work poetry
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