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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Best Australian Poetry 2008
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'His selection of 40 poems from Australia's print and online journals captures a sense of poetry as passion, as lived experience, and momentary distillations into action.' (Source: Publisher's website)

Notes

  • Foreword by Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell. Introduction by David Brooks.

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Summer at Carcoari"The painter enters time through the Belubula river,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Victoria Street, Darlinghursti"As a sign of respect, four cops", Michael Aiken , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Whalei"Grennan makes some incisions into the intestinal wall -", Judith Beveridge , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
An Australian Suburban Gardeni"I am sitting in the front yard", Ken Bolton , single work poetry (p. 7-16)
The Next Poemi"There is a man who sits at the edge of the polluted pool", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Equusi"My friend, mistaking the horse for a symbol, says", Elizabeth Campbell , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Full-Bucket Mooni"Dawn and dusk I milk my", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Come In, Lie Downi"I'm new to you and your let's-get-to-it.", Tricia Dearborn , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
French in Transiti"Madame!", Faith de Savigné , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
In the Hollow of a Wave : Thirty-Six Views of Bondi Beachi"In the hollow of a wave", Brook Emery , single work poetry (p. 27-32)
Note: As 'Thirty-Six Views of Bondi Beach'
South Countryi"slessor took barely-noticed risks", Michael Farrell , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Bridal Suitei"Carried to her bed by bakers", Philip Hammial , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Thales of the Pre-Socraticsi"Thales was an early rabbit, who told", J. S. Harry , single work poetry (p. 37-40)
The Mousei"The mouse's death fills up the cat for hours.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Art of Disappearingi"The moon that broke on the fencepost will not hold.", Sarah Holland-Batt , single work poetry (p. 42)
Mum's Taxii"We live in a rain-shadow on the side of a recumbent woman-mountain,", Tass Holmes , single work poetry (p. 43-53)
Fishing in the Devoniani"Try Ellesmere Island when it's green and still attached", Carol Jenkins , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
Dad Says:i"'I was a bit cheekier back then", John Jenkins , single work poetry (p. 56-59)
The Thought of an Autobiographical Poem Troubles and Eludes Mei"So I've been leaning against", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 60)
Mr Sterni"At half past six the headmaster of the high school", Jean Kent , single work poetry (p. 61-63)

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Works about this Work

Untitled Toby Davidson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Journal of Australian Studies , September vol. 33 no. 3 2009; (p. 374-375)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry
Untitled Anna Simpson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: InCite , October vol. 30 no. 10 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry
The Latest Word Heather Taylor Johnson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , June no. 15 2009; (p. 60-61)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry
Talent for the Muse Peter Kenneally , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26-27 December 2008; (p. 17)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; 100 Australian Poems You Need to Know 2008 anthology poetry
Poetic Intimacies to Be Shared Geoffrey Lehmann , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 8-9)

— Review of The Other Way Out Bronwyn Lea , 2007 single work poetry ; Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2008 selected work poetry ; Growing Up With Mr Menzies John Jenkins , 2008 selected work poetry ; Young Rain Kevin Hart , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry
Untitled Sally Denmead , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 88 no. 4 2008; (p. 34)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry
A Fresh and Funny Batch, Hanrahan Included Peter Pierce , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 30-31)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; 100 Australian Poems You Need to Know 2008 anthology poetry
Brace of the Best Anthony Lynch , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 307 2008; (p. 56-57)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry
Diversity a Hallmark of the Year's Best Australian Poetry Geoff Page , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2008; (p. 12)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry
Poetic Intimacies to Be Shared Geoffrey Lehmann , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 8-9)

— Review of The Other Way Out Bronwyn Lea , 2007 single work poetry ; Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2008 selected work poetry ; Growing Up With Mr Menzies John Jenkins , 2008 selected work poetry ; Young Rain Kevin Hart , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry
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