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Epigraph: 'here I am, an old man in a dry month, being read to by a boy, waiting for rain ...' T. S. Eliot, 'Gerontion'.
Appears in:
yFriendly Street Poetry Reader : ThirtyFriendly Street Poetry Reader : 30Rob Walker
(editor),
Louise Nicholas
(editor),
Kent Town:Friendly Street PoetsWakefield Press,2006Z12514852006anthology poetry 'Rob Walker and Louise Nicholas select the best 100 poems read at Friendly Street Poets in 2005 - its thirtieth year.' (Back cover)Kent Town:Friendly Street PoetsWakefield Press,2006
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Note: Written as Simone Matthews.
Appears in:
yFriendly Street New : Poets ElevenFriendly Street New Poets Eleven; Friendly Street New : Poets 11Cameron Fuller,
Rachel Manning,
Simone G. Matthews,
Kent Town:Friendly Street PoetsWakefield Press,2006Z12515092006selected work poetry 'The spirit of free dialogue pulsates all through these three collections: low background noise, words free and jars of artefacts. These poems talk to you in friendly but mysterious ways and illuminate new worlds of emotion and imagination. 'Cameron Fuller was born on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. He has lived in Brisbane, Sydney and Cairns, but keeps returning to Adelaide, where he has done most of his living and writing. Having studied at five universities in three states, he holds a degree at the University of Queensland and has recently completed Honours in Professional Writing and Communications at the University of South Australia. 'Simone G Matthews loves reading and writing poetry, fiction, biography and across the genre explorations. She is writing her first novel as part of her PhD studies under the supervision and mentorship of Marion May Campbell.' (Publication summary)
Kent Town:Friendly Street PoetsWakefield Press,2006