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  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Fingerprints on Light
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Notes

  • Contains five parts, 'Doorsteps,' 'Earth-Star', 'Crystal Forests,' 'Pathways,' and 'Zippers.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Digging Potatoesi"My grandfather turned the crusty earth", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 2)
Note: First line reads: My grandfather turned the earth
Breadi"A 'Hoi!' and a stamp and a snort meant the baker's cart.", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 3)
Dividendi"Saturday, late morning, the fever began:", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 4)
Stained Glassi"At our grandparents', on the hottest days,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 5)
Planting Seedsi"He came back with a heavy limp", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Outside Lavatoryi"The red-brick lav", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 8)
Beetlesi"God's dinky toys are beetles,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Gloves I Have Knowni"Almost human, they flew off down the years,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 11)
Loquats and Lacquerware Loquatsi"They flourished", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 12)
Old Soldiersi"When the old soldiers", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 13)
Touchdowni"So it comes to me now -", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 14)
"The carriage shudders and rolls, no getting off" Day Tripi"The carriage shudders and rolls,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 15)
Group Portrait with Fireworksi"If this jetty were fate we'd be done for,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 16)
Mortgagei"Years ago, to own a debt, the deed", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 17)
Level Crossingi"An old man on crutches was crossing the road", Jan Owen , single work poetry
The poem implicitly levels the uneven motion of a man on crutches, carrying his own fuel, with the uneven movement of every person's progress through life, as they carry plans and intentions along on 'makeshift thoughts.'
(p. 18)
Rheomodei"Late afternoon, we lean on the sill", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 19)
Morning Songi"The cricket's chirr the mopoke's name", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 22)
Red Carnationsi"Extravagance of red on spindle stems,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 23)
Fungusi"Something dead and rotting, I thought,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 24)
Blackberries and Walnutsi"The last blackberries are soft", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 25)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Interaction of Forms a Cornucopia of Charms Martin Duwell , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 September 1990; (p. rev 6)

— Review of Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity Robyn Rowland , 1990 selected work poetry
Inside Knowledge Vicki Raymond , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 91-93)

— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; The Tin Wash Dish : Poems from Today's Australians 1989 anthology poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry
Keeping Close to the Ground Andrew Wallace , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 50 no. 4 1990; (p. 524-528)

— Review of To the Ocean; and Scheherazade Richard James Allen , 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 Lee Cataldi , 1990 selected work poetry ; Schoolgirls at Borobudur Alec Choate , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry
Outstanding Anthologies of Poetry Robert Stewart , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 26 May 1990; (p. 14)

— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry
Overwhelming Memories of Friendly Street Heather Cam , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 1990; (p. 78)

— Review of Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems Lily Brett , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity Robyn Rowland , 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; Seventy Seven John Bray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Edison Doesn't Invent the Car Steve Evans , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Inner Courtyard : A South Australian Anthology of Love Poetry 1990 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry
The Pattern of Experience Carol Treloar , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 March 1990; (p. 17)

— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems Lily Brett , 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; A Human Pattern : Selected Poems Judith Wright , 1990 selected work poetry
Overwhelming Memories of Friendly Street Heather Cam , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 1990; (p. 78)

— Review of Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems Lily Brett , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity Robyn Rowland , 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; Seventy Seven John Bray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Edison Doesn't Invent the Car Steve Evans , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Inner Courtyard : A South Australian Anthology of Love Poetry 1990 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry
Outstanding Anthologies of Poetry Robert Stewart , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 26 May 1990; (p. 14)

— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry
Keeping Close to the Ground Andrew Wallace , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 50 no. 4 1990; (p. 524-528)

— Review of To the Ocean; and Scheherazade Richard James Allen , 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 Lee Cataldi , 1990 selected work poetry ; Schoolgirls at Borobudur Alec Choate , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry
Inside Knowledge Vicki Raymond , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 91-93)

— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; The Tin Wash Dish : Poems from Today's Australians 1989 anthology poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry
After Poetry (6) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry Graham Rowlands , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 120 1990; (p. 36-40)
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