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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Four Lines East
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Notes

  • Dedication: For John Larkin.
  • Epigraph: The East - What a subject for a poem! Walt Whitman, Speciman Days.
  • Epigraph: Thus far, the Buddha has asked no more of us than to keep in mind a single four line gatha... The Diamond Sutra, trans. Red Pine.
  • Launched in Melbourne by Alan Loney at Collected Works Bookshop, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 18 December 2009.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria,:Whitmore Press , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Raven City, Barry Hill , single work poetry
Editor's note: Poet and historian Barry Hill kept this diary (with poem) of his trip to Calcutta in 2005.
 (p. 1)
Under the Sign of Necessityi"In the comfortable room, our bellies", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Note: Slight variation of first line.
The Eyei"I was getting my shoes cleaned when a beggar boy", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Day-by-Day Dusti"How is it that the light", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 6)
Varanasi : Three Poems, Barry Hill , sequence poetry (p. 6-7)
A New Great Dayi"The Pepsi girl has Bollywood breasts", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Snake Justicei"Because I'd given only the rupees", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 7)
Time Traffici"Infrequently, but often enough to feel stellar", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Tissue of Flighti"Just when you thought you were trying to collect your thoughts-", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Himalayan Firei"As you casually entered the gompa -", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 12)
Valley/Gui"unnamable thicket", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 13)
Fantastic Mountain : Six Sites, Barry Hill , sequence poetry (p. 13-18)
Path/Tui"or you set out from the Jade Spring Garden", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 14)
Waterfall/Pui"one day", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 15)
Lake/Hui"at the first step", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 16)
Cliff/Yai"how", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 17)
Peak/Fengi"at last the high valley", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 18)
After the Massagei"the surrender of what you thought was you...", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Four Linesi"Each morning when you wake -", Barry Hill , single work poetry (p. 21)
At the Green Lake with The Diamond Sutra, Barry Hill , sequence poetry (p. 21-23)
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Works about this Work

Toby Davidson Reviews Michael Brennan and Barry Hill Toby Davidson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , April no. 32 2010;
— Review of Unanimous Night Michael Brennan , 2008 selected work poetry ; Four Lines East Barry Hill , 2009 selected work poetry
Toby Davidson Reviews Michael Brennan and Barry Hill Toby Davidson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , April no. 32 2010;
— Review of Unanimous Night Michael Brennan , 2008 selected work poetry ; Four Lines East Barry Hill , 2009 selected work poetry
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