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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry
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Notes

  • Dedication: To the memory of Martin Johnston.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Nurembergi"So quiet it was in that high, sun-steeped room,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 1)
Last Tramsi"That street washed with violet", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Fixed Ideas Fixed Opinionsi"Ranks of electroplated cubes, dwindling to glitters,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 3)
Out of Timei"I saw Time flowing like the hundred yachts", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
To Myselfi"After all, you are my rather tedious hero;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The All-Night Taxi Standi"Behold the brave fellow who sits in his Yellow,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 6-7)
Up in Mabel's Roomi"The stairs are dark, the steps are high-", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 7-8)
Choker's Lanei"In Choker's Lane, the doors appear", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 8)
William Streeti"The red globes of liqht, the liquor-green,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9)
Sleepi"Do you give yourself to me utterly,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Night-Ridei"Gas flaring on the yellow platform; voices running up and down;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 10)
South Countryi"After the whey-faced anonymity", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11)
Five Bellsi"Time that is moved by little fidget wheels", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11-15)
Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry war literature (p. 15)
Australiai"A nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 16)
Flower Poemi"Not these cut heads posed in a breathless room,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 17)
Observation Cari"To be put on the train and kissed and given my ticket,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Death of the Birdi"For every bird there is this last migration:", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Imperial Adami"Imperial Adam, naked in the dew,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Return of Persephonei"Gliding through the still air, he made no sound;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 22)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1991 .
      Extent: xxxi, 474p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes index and bibliographical references (p.466-474).
      • Introduction by John Tranter and Philip Mead: ' This book answers the need for a widely-representative and credible anthology of modern Australian poetry, as seen from the last decade of the twentieth-century....a guided tour of our modern poetry from around 1930,...This selection is a pluralist reading of modernity and postmodernity in Australian poetry.'
      ISBN: 0140586490
    • Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Bloodaxe Books ,       1994 .
      Alternative title: The Bloodaxe Book of Modern Australian Poetry
      Extent: xxxi, 474p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes index.
      ISBN: 1852243155
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Untitled Koh Tai Ann , single work review
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry ; Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry
‘The Elephant Has Left the Room’: Jacket Magazine and the Internet John Tranter , 2012 single work autobiography
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012; 'Australian poet John Tranter trained in all aspects of publishing, from hand-lettering to editing, from litho platemaking to screen printing, and developed an early familiarity with computers. The development of the Internet in the 1990s found him armed with a formidable array of skills. He published the free international Internet-only magazine Jacket single-handed in 1997. Jacket quickly grew to become the most widely read and highly respected literary magazine ever published from Australia. In late 2010 John Tranter gave it to the University of Pennsylvania, where it continues to flourish. This memoir traces John Tranter's publication of literary materials on the Internet including the technical and literary problems faced by Jacket, and outlines the many other projects that resulted in the Internet publication of over fifty thousand mostly Australian poems, articles, reviews, interviews and photographs.' (Editor's abstract)
Beyond Beaches, Bushes and Backwoods : Issues of National Identity and Representation in Modern Australian Poetry Kanwar Dinesh Singh , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 41-57) In this essay, Singh discusses 'how Australian poets show a detour from the elaborate descriptions of the Australian landscape to its representation as a new nation with plurality of peoples and cultures - a multicultural nation..' (vi.)
Identity as Radical Alterity : Critiques of Eurocentrism, Coloniality, and Subjectivity in Contemporary Australian and Latin American Poetry Bridie McCarthy , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 189-197)

'How to 'abandon Europe'? The oxymoronic quest to semantically or ideologically discard the signs of that which signifies modern thought and historical rationality in Europe's colonies is dismissed by Rama as futile. However, when the postcolonial relations of 'peripheries' to the European 'center' are examined the engagements between t he colonies and Europe are not characterized by straightforwardness either. While complete abandonment may not be possible, neither is complete affiliation. As such, postcoloniality can still be seen as a luminal state in its ambivalent positioning between what might be seen as originary Europe and a derivative periphery.

This article takes the periphery as a transnational, multilingual space, and it takes postcoloniality beyond the Anglosphere. It tests the hypothesis that there are postcolonial legacies shared across the Global South. Of central importance here is how postcoloniality is understood in Australia and Latin America, and how this is communicated in contemporary poetry pensamiento latinoamericano ['Latin American thought'].' (p. 189)
[Review] The Penguin Book of Modern Poetry Moira Robinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 55)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry
[Review] The Penguin Book of Modern Poetry Moira Robinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 55)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry
Emotions Stirred and Questions Asked by Australian Poets Carol Treloar , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 14 March 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Australian Poetry in the Twentieth Century 1991 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry
Two Views Jemal Sharah , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , May no. 42 1992; (p. 20)
— Review of Australian Poetry in the Twentieth Century 1991 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry
Two Views Jemal Sharah , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , May no. 102 1992; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Australian Poetry in the Twentieth Century 1991 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry
Will the Real Poetry of Australia Please Stand Up? John Foulcher , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 36 no. 7-8 1992; (p. 107-110)
— Review of Australian Poetry in the Twentieth Century 1991 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry
The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry (1991) Igor Maver , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Readings in Contemporary Australian Poetry 1997; (p. [69]-72)
Identity as Radical Alterity : Critiques of Eurocentrism, Coloniality, and Subjectivity in Contemporary Australian and Latin American Poetry Bridie McCarthy , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 189-197)

'How to 'abandon Europe'? The oxymoronic quest to semantically or ideologically discard the signs of that which signifies modern thought and historical rationality in Europe's colonies is dismissed by Rama as futile. However, when the postcolonial relations of 'peripheries' to the European 'center' are examined the engagements between t he colonies and Europe are not characterized by straightforwardness either. While complete abandonment may not be possible, neither is complete affiliation. As such, postcoloniality can still be seen as a luminal state in its ambivalent positioning between what might be seen as originary Europe and a derivative periphery.

This article takes the periphery as a transnational, multilingual space, and it takes postcoloniality beyond the Anglosphere. It tests the hypothesis that there are postcolonial legacies shared across the Global South. Of central importance here is how postcoloniality is understood in Australia and Latin America, and how this is communicated in contemporary poetry pensamiento latinoamericano ['Latin American thought'].' (p. 189)
Beyond Beaches, Bushes and Backwoods : Issues of National Identity and Representation in Modern Australian Poetry Kanwar Dinesh Singh , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 41-57) In this essay, Singh discusses 'how Australian poets show a detour from the elaborate descriptions of the Australian landscape to its representation as a new nation with plurality of peoples and cultures - a multicultural nation..' (vi.)
‘The Elephant Has Left the Room’: Jacket Magazine and the Internet John Tranter , 2012 single work autobiography
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012; 'Australian poet John Tranter trained in all aspects of publishing, from hand-lettering to editing, from litho platemaking to screen printing, and developed an early familiarity with computers. The development of the Internet in the 1990s found him armed with a formidable array of skills. He published the free international Internet-only magazine Jacket single-handed in 1997. Jacket quickly grew to become the most widely read and highly respected literary magazine ever published from Australia. In late 2010 John Tranter gave it to the University of Pennsylvania, where it continues to flourish. This memoir traces John Tranter's publication of literary materials on the Internet including the technical and literary problems faced by Jacket, and outlines the many other projects that resulted in the Internet publication of over fifty thousand mostly Australian poems, articles, reviews, interviews and photographs.' (Editor's abstract)
Towards a New Diversity : Martin Johnston and the New Australian Poetry Mark Roberts , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 58 1994; (p. 60-63)
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