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Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Drowned Lands : Poems
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The title of this selected work is taken from the corner of southern New York State, known as the Drowned Lands Originally inundated, this area was drained by early settlers and turned into rich black-dirt farms.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Tina O! J'ai lieu de louer! St.-John Perse.
  • Epigraph: the falling waters led me, the foodful waters fed me, And brought me to the lowest land ... Emerson.
  • Contents indexed selectively. Only the poems that have been influenced by his time in Australia have been indexed. The poems range widely from European cities to the Australian bush and to the United States.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Columbia, Missouri,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:University of South Carolina Press , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Outback Before Dawni"Crux once for the ultimate land of scars", Paul Kane , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
In the Penal Colonyi"Tabula rasa, terra nullius, nihil ex nihilo -", Paul Kane , single work poetry (p. 57)
On the Murrayi"Rising from heights rare in Australia, the Murray uncoils", Paul Kane , single work poetry (p. 58)
Kakadu Memoryi"The rock striated with red in a blue wash", Paul Kane , single work poetry (p. 59)
Under the Iron Rainbowi"Hard living, with a hardened life, steel", Paul Kane , single work poetry (p. 60)
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Works about this Work

Paul Kane's Drowned Lands : A Review Milton Welch , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 15 no. 2002; (p. 260-263)
— Review of Drowned Lands : Poems Paul Kane , 2000 selected work poetry
Antipodean Shadings Philip Harvey , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 230 2001; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Drowned Lands : Poems Paul Kane , 2000 selected work poetry
Outside and Beyond Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 86 2001; (p. 67-69)
— Review of Close to Home Mike Ladd , 2000 selected work poetry ; Why I Am Not A Farmer Brendan Ryan , 2000 selected work poetry ; Drowned Lands : Poems Paul Kane , 2000 selected work poetry ; Russian Ink Andrew Sant , 2001 selected work poetry
Paul Kane's Drowned Lands : A Review Milton Welch , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 15 no. 2002; (p. 260-263)
— Review of Drowned Lands : Poems Paul Kane , 2000 selected work poetry
Outside and Beyond Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 86 2001; (p. 67-69)
— Review of Close to Home Mike Ladd , 2000 selected work poetry ; Why I Am Not A Farmer Brendan Ryan , 2000 selected work poetry ; Drowned Lands : Poems Paul Kane , 2000 selected work poetry ; Russian Ink Andrew Sant , 2001 selected work poetry
Antipodean Shadings Philip Harvey , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 230 2001; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Drowned Lands : Poems Paul Kane , 2000 selected work poetry
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