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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 My Days Were Fauve : An Autobiography in Verse
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Autobiography conveyed through 14 poems.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Inglewood, Stirling area, Northern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Victor Publishing , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
My Days Were Fauvei"In wartime I was born in Hertfordshire", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 1-15)
Sly Breadi"When young I had not thought that bread was sly", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 16-34)
An Alien Rubi"A shot between the hansome eyes, the gun", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 35-48)
Joe Blisteri"Why I returned to Perth I could not tell", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 49-61)
Banksia Candlesi"Home to my dog, to loyal bookshelves, home", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 62-71)
Chaff and Brani"'Chaff and bran! Chaff and bran!' So cruel verse scorned", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 72-97)
East Canningtoni"The war clung to my hurt mind like a creeper,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 98-109)
Lake Mongeri"We left our rambling house of weatherboard", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 110-119)
Mediterranean Mani"Between the two lands, each which I call home,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 120-139)
High Barnet Revisitedi"Out from North London, with the morning fair,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 140-145)
Homage to William Byrdi"I walked the Essex country road, no one", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 146-152)
Blackwood Ironmani"The Blackwood River threads a countryside", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 153-163)
Wuribinilai"Whipping your eyes, wringing the car's gear changes,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 164-175)
Joseph Streeti"The Room, or Study of my Own, it's here,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 176-180)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Verse of Many Colours Rod Moran , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 May 2003; (p. 18)

— Review of My Days Were Fauve : An Autobiography in Verse Alec Choate , 2002 selected work poetry autobiography
Verse of Many Colours Rod Moran , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 May 2003; (p. 18)

— Review of My Days Were Fauve : An Autobiography in Verse Alec Choate , 2002 selected work poetry autobiography
Last amended 10 Jun 2003 17:04:27
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