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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Best Australian Poetry 2007
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'The Best Australian Poetry 2007 celebrates the vibrancy and force of poetry in Australia now. Guest Editor John Tranter has selected 40 of the best poems of the preceding year. With revealing comments from the poets, The Best Australian Poetry 2007 is an indispensable addition to a series. Now in its fifth year, it is widely recognised as the most dependable guide to what is new and remarkable in Australian poetry.'  (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Foreword by Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell.
  • Introduction by John Tranter.
  • Also includes the poem titled Years Ago, written by British poet Charles Higham.

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Double-Eyed Fig Parroti"A camellia-scented breeze parts the shore", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Still Life with Cockles and Shellsi"Life breathes in this painting like a child", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Assombrissements Darkeningsi"born in a demountable, there you are now,", Pamela Brown , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Forki"proof enough", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Man Running thru the Dark of the Day The Man Running Through the Dark of the Dayi"a man runs silently through the day", Grant Caldwell , single work poetry (p. 10)
Note: With title: The Man Running thru the Dark of the Day
Do You Copy?i"Yes, I hear you. I hear", Chris Edwards , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Flirting after Churchi"at first theyre like a herd of herefords waiting", Michael Farrell , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Poet's Sisteri"You were almost an unseen bird yourself", Barbara Fisher , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Tribute to Aunty Kathi"My people no longer see the morning's", Dennis Foley , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Spring Poemi"It's a hot spring afternoon and the near-sighted man at my bus", Alison Gerber , single work poetry (p. 18)
Baldandersi"he knows the thousand tastes of metal", Jennifer Harrison , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
Leaving Romei"Red poppies. White roads.", Dominique Hecq , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Publisher : How to Hunt Writeri"Take hole for writer to climb out of, and casually enter urban jungle / bohemian", Matt Hetherington , single work poetry (p. 24)
A Gyre from Brother Jacki"The canvas, called A Morning Long Ago,", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
In Tidy Towni"white picket fences spike", Mary Jenkins , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Waking Alone by the Radioi"I am recovering from too much", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 30)
Dancei"I was entranced, the trance ended", S. K. Kelen , single work poetry (p. 31)
Crying Girli"brisk-trotting down the bike path", Cath Kenneally , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Canto of the Muscular Treasurer of Australia - Mr Costelloi"Chin up, wading out of 'piss Christ',", John Kinsella , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Balloon Daysi"Grinning like the Prime Minister", Cameron Lowe , single work poetry (p. 36)
Note: Dedication: for Anthony Lynch.
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Works about this Work

Untitled Ned Curthoys , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , March vol. 32 no. 1 2008; (p. 151-153)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Making the Leap : Australian Poetry 2007-2008 Meriel Griffiths , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 53 no. 2008; (p. 130-145)
— Review of Mr Wittgenstein's Lion Kevin Brophy , 2007 selected work poetry ; Seriatim Geoff Page , 2007 selected work poetry ; Transit Mike Ladd , 2007 selected work poetry ; I Could Be Rain Jennifer Kornberger , 2007 selected work poetry ; Shades of the Sublime and Beautiful John Kinsella , 2008 selected work poetry ; Over There : Poems from Singapore and Australia 2008 anthology poetry ; Navigation Judy Johnson , 2007 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Les Murray , 1986 selected work poetry ; Elsewhere John Mateer , 2007 selected work poetry ; Revolving Days : Selected Poems David Malouf , 2008 selected work poetry ; Two Kinds of Silence Kathryn Lomer , 2007 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; Scar Revision Tracy Ryan , 2008 selected work poetry
Snapshot of the Australian Poetry Scene G. Burns Cooper , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 82)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Surprises Leap off the Page Barry Hill , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2008; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
'Highly Expressive and Resonant and Open Hearted' Gregory Kratzmann , 2007-2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 48-50)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Seams of Our Inheritance Lyn McCredden , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 November 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
A Tale of Two Collections Richard King , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2007; (p. 36)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
'Highly Expressive and Resonant and Open Hearted' Gregory Kratzmann , 2007-2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 48-50)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Surprises Leap off the Page Barry Hill , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2008; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry
Snapshot of the Australian Poetry Scene G. Burns Cooper , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 82)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
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