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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Universal Andalusia
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Warren Neil Dionysius.

  • 'Join narrator-supremo Baldwin (mutant chimera of Alexander the Great and Bazza McKenzie) and his energetic wife Roxanne on a backpacking tour Up Over. Slapstick picaresque travelogue, self-ironising, big-man's blast Universal Andalusia makes Lonely Planet look like Gideon's Bible.' Peter Minter, cover Universal Andalusia

  • Each of the four sections begins with their own epigraphs.
  • Many of the poems that appear in Universal Andalusia have been published previously in various journals, anthologies, e-zines and web-sites.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Brisbane, Queensland,:Papertiger Media , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Mad Cow of Timei"Across the freeway from the last", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
A Four-Hundred Room Haremi"The hair of the beard of the Prophet", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Boy Cupid of the PKKi"The boy cupid of the PKK armed", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 21)
A True Weight to Historyi"Baldwin meets his life-long idol", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 22)
Who the Fuck is Baldwin?i"Is a question Baldwin asks", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 23)
Maybe It's His First Time Around?i"Back in the Arsenal (arsehole!)", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 24)
Commercial Freei"From inside the Pudding Shop,", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 25)
Efesi"The Efes is having", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 26)
A Generation of Meni"On the six-hour trip to Canakkale", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry war literature (p. 27-28)
The Cult of Zeus-Ammoni"Baldwin counts among his many", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Song of the Australiansi"Charging inside the Anzac House", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry war literature (p. 31)
Note: With title: Song of the Australians in Action
There's Something About Baldwini"Baldwin holds his cock, stiff", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
A Brief History of Timei"Five minutes after Baldwin exits", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 36)
Troy Postscripti"Baldwin never did find", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 39)
Aslani"A flaking skin of salt 400km long -", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land?i"Goreme is a one fluoro-lemon Porsche town", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Punch it Chewiei"The next day Baldwin and Roxanne", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 44)
Haci Bektasi"Ali flicks his cigarette ash out", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Language Paints that Which the Eye Cannot Seei"'You can take a photo if you like'", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 47)
These Moments, Tinder Dryi"V/O. A chick screams its high", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
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Works about this Work

Dionysius Sings a Tourist's Song in Strange Lands Michael Sariban , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 20 no. 2 2006; (p. 208-209)
— Review of Universal Andalusia B. R. Dionysius , 2006 selected work poetry
Universal Andalusia Patricia Prime , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , October no. 23 2006;
— Review of Universal Andalusia B. R. Dionysius , 2006 selected work poetry
Tiger Earns Its Stripes Thomas Shapcott , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 November 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of Wren Lines : Selected Poems and Drawings. Volume 1 Billy Jones , 2006 selected work poetry ; Universal Andalusia B. R. Dionysius , 2006 selected work poetry ; Lemon Shark Luke Beesley , 2006 selected work poetry
Tiger Earns Its Stripes Thomas Shapcott , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 November 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of Wren Lines : Selected Poems and Drawings. Volume 1 Billy Jones , 2006 selected work poetry ; Universal Andalusia B. R. Dionysius , 2006 selected work poetry ; Lemon Shark Luke Beesley , 2006 selected work poetry
Universal Andalusia Patricia Prime , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , October no. 23 2006;
— Review of Universal Andalusia B. R. Dionysius , 2006 selected work poetry
Dionysius Sings a Tourist's Song in Strange Lands Michael Sariban , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 20 no. 2 2006; (p. 208-209)
— Review of Universal Andalusia B. R. Dionysius , 2006 selected work poetry
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Subjects:
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    Turkey,
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    Middle East, Asia,
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    Spain,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    Greece,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    India,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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