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y separately published work icon First Things Last : Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent David Malouf http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/malouf-david
Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 First Things Last : Poems
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* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wild Lemonsi"Through all those years keeping the present", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Gardeni"In some lights it is simple:", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Martyrdom in Room Fourteeni"The swordstroke and their arms' weight, double-fisted, carries through, away from", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Preludesi"Today: we have come through it", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 5-10)
Elegy : The Absencesi"Tree crickets tap tap tap. They are tunnelling", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 11-14)
For Two Children (Lelo and Alex Tesei)i"Across the lake the small houses appear", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 15)
Deception Bayi"That house is no longer there. Cloud shadows", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 16-23)
Reading a Viewi"Light soars twelve thousand feet into perfect blue. Fires are lit,", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Laddersi"This morning a truck is parked under my window; it is loaded", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Switchi"I am looking for the switch in a darkened room. My hand travels", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 26)
Carpenter's Shedi"The place is cavernous. When you step in out of sunlight at", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Crab Feasti"There is no getting closer", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 28-37)
First Things Lasti"The room on all sides viewless.", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 38-40)
Ode Onei"The new day finds us here. We have come down", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 41-43)
A Poor Man's Guide to Southern Tuscany, David Malouf , single work prose (p. 44-50)
An die Musiki"We might have known it always: music", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
Ode:i"But this was not predicted: none of the angels", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 53-55)
Ode : Stravinsky's Gravei"Transposing our bodies", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 56-58)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Sentimental Educations : The Poetry of David Malouf Martin Duwell , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Feeding the Ghost : 1 : Criticism on Contemporary Australian Poetry 2018; (p. 85-111)

'David Malouf's poetry, marvellous as it is, is only one, comparatively small, part of a literary output noted for the variety of his modes. It is difficult to name many other writers working in poetry, the novel, the short story, the memoir, the review, the play, the critical essay and even libretti. It's tempting to say that, as in Malouf's imaginative universe, the boundaries between these modes are more porous than usual. In fact it is not a matter of Malouf mastering and excelling in different modes, but rather one of his transforming the latent possibilities of existing modes in order to make them play a part in the unfolding and expansions of this universe.' (Introduction)

Appreciating David Malouf As Poet Jim Tulip , 2014 single work
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 2 2014;
'This personal reading of David Malouf's poetry during fifty years ranges from his earliest dramatic lyrics through his European-Australian comparisons to the time in the 1970s when novel writing became his dominant concern. It then touches on Malouf's response to the cultural and intellectual changes of the 1970s, and finally returns to his recent rewarding philosophic style of lyrical reflection. The paper argues for sustained poetic interest and concerns within Malouf's writing.' (Publication abstract)
Childhood and the Place of Memory in David Malouf's Works : The Example of First Thing Last Ishmail Bala Garba , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , vol. 3 no. 2010; (p. 7-21)

'When we subject the literary responses of individuals from colonized societies to the various discourses that have textualised them and controlled their reality to critical scrutiny, we are likely to see that their most dominant feature is/has been transformation. It is this sense of transformation that gives these individuals and their societies an idea of controlling their future - their post colonial future.' (p. 7)

y separately published work icon David Malouf Ivor Indyk , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1993 Z165274 1993 single work criticism
[Review] First Things Last P. Van Schaick , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Unisa English Studies , vol. 20 no. 1 1982; (p. 44-45)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry
Restless, Domestic and Solemn Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 27 1980; (p. 15)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry
A Consumer's Rundown Les Murray , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Compass , vol. 3 no. 2-3 1981; (p. 89-92)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry
David Malouf Ghostly Familiars David Carter , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Scripsi , Spring vol. 1 no. 2 1981; (p. 48-51)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry ; Wild Lemons : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems David Malouf , 1981 selected work poetry
Disappointment Philip Martin , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Helix , [Supplement to issue 9/10] 1981; 1980; (p. 17-20)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry ; Wild Lemons : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry
Doubling Back : A Poetry Chronicle Gary Catalano , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 40 no. 1 1981; (p. 114-123)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry ; Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979 Allen Afterman , 1980 selected work poetry ; Mudcrab at Gambaro's Judith Rodriguez , 1980 selected work poetry ; On the Edge Nicholas Hasluck , William Grono , 1980 selected work poetry ; Zen Maniacs : Modern Life Studies S. K. Kelen , 1980 selected work poetry ; Metamorphosed from the Adjacent Cold Clive Faust , 1980 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Golden Apples of the Sun : Twentieth Century Australian Poetry 1980 anthology poetry ; This Place : Poetry of the Hunter Valley 1980 anthology poetry
David Malouf, Lyrical Epicurean John M. Wright , 1981 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 25 no. 12 1981; (p. 58-59)
Childhood and the Place of Memory in David Malouf's Works : The Example of First Thing Last Ishmail Bala Garba , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , vol. 3 no. 2010; (p. 7-21)

'When we subject the literary responses of individuals from colonized societies to the various discourses that have textualised them and controlled their reality to critical scrutiny, we are likely to see that their most dominant feature is/has been transformation. It is this sense of transformation that gives these individuals and their societies an idea of controlling their future - their post colonial future.' (p. 7)

y separately published work icon David Malouf Ivor Indyk , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1993 Z165274 1993 single work criticism
David Malouf as Humane Allegorist Jim Tulip , 1981 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 41 no. 4 1981; (p. 392-401)
Appreciating David Malouf As Poet Jim Tulip , 2014 single work
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 2 2014;
'This personal reading of David Malouf's poetry during fifty years ranges from his earliest dramatic lyrics through his European-Australian comparisons to the time in the 1970s when novel writing became his dominant concern. It then touches on Malouf's response to the cultural and intellectual changes of the 1970s, and finally returns to his recent rewarding philosophic style of lyrical reflection. The paper argues for sustained poetic interest and concerns within Malouf's writing.' (Publication abstract)
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