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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 The West : Australian Poems 1989-2009
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Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively.
  • Epigraph: ... one need not notice walls, so huge in the sky. - Randolph Stow

Contents

* Contents derived from the North Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Premonitioni"I attempt to peel the newspaper, but", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 17)
Fire Imaginedi"Past fire is present in thick grasstrees", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 18)
Two Years Agoi"When the locust plague", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Canadian Memoryi"Along the St Lawrence River, through", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 20)
Epithalamiumi"Slowly injected with life, the roses on", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Sirens' Songi"Nipping tyhe wine glass against his chest", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 22)
Outside the Nightclubi"With the intention of seeing", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 23)
The City, John Mateer , sequence poetry (p. 23-29)
The Wordi"Meat-flower: the word I use for the sex of your", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 24)
Strolling in the Supreme Court Gardensi"Here, strolling, if that's what legs", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Moonlessi"Through thinning darkness we emerged", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Eyei"His eternally disembodied eye", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 28)
At a Yellow Benchi"I could retract. You gnaw an apple, frowning.", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 29)
Exilei"Serpil spoke about the beautiful country,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 30)
On Historyi"By hearing his own words", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 31)
Mirrori"That person they see", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 32)
Conversationi"I spoke to the Australian poet,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 35)
At a Partyi"When the asurveyor held her arms,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Drug Scene, John Mateer , sequence poetry (p. 36-37)
In the Alleyi"I had watched her in the alley", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 37)
Note: With title: In an Alley With first line: They watched her in the alley

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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— Review of The West : Australian Poems 1989-2009 John Mateer , 2010 selected work poetry
More Intensity : Topography of Poetry Outcrops Bonny Cassidy , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013;
Unbidden : Settler Poetry in the Presence of Indigenous Sovereignty Bonny Cassidy , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August no. 55.0 2016;
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