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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: to all beloved critics / in this firmament, / ferocious keepers / of the gateway to Aust Lit / who scuttle with a word, / or open doors / to scholarship and guild / take now this book / and laccrate at will, / but don't ignore / it's written with my blood.
  • In the Introduction Edwin Wilson writes that The Rose Garden forms a trilogy with Banyan and The Dragon Tree. No specific name to the series is given.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Lane Cove, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Woodbine Press , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Rose IIi"Crusading beauty, attar of the East,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Love Poem IIIi"We met and I forgot her name", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Gardeni"Gardens are the mirrors of our soul", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Farmer's Friendi"How easy the weeds grow", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 19)
Then God Invented Weedsi"Eden was abundance", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 20)
House and Garden (to Paul and Susan Roberts)i"The flame still burns", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 21)
Soil of My Rooti"Soil of my root in which I plough", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Death of Summeri"The picket fence and the parade", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 23)
Meaney's Lane (to Frank Meaney)i"Conscious of your climb", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 25)
River Picnici"My father, who art in heaven,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
The House that Pop Builti"God bless this house beside the river", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 28-31)
On the Banks of the Logani"White men came north", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 32)
Poor Man's Chairi"On the 13th June, 1816,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 33-35)
A Photo on a Council Tipi"A photo on a council tip,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 36)
Bingoi"Come to cancer country", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 37)
Exhibition Launchi"Cornered by a blue-rinse", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 38)
Lane Cove Plaza, Tuesday Morningi"In the plaza of lost dreams,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 39)
Australian Gothic (Life's a Beach)i"Weekend town of fi$hermen,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Jesus Junkies at Fingal Bay Caravan Parki"Into the great Australian", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Answeri"Chidley, barefoot author of the park,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 43)
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y separately published work icon Banyan : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , Sydney : Woodbine Press , 1982 Z357521 1982 selected work poetry "Talk of politics, sex and religion werethe taboo subjects of my childhood, plus convict abcestors and Aboriginal dispossession (from emancipist farmers heading north in search of land). With two books (about 'dispossession') under my belt: Wild Tamarind, a bicentennial parable and morality tale, Woodbine Press, 1987, and Cedar House, my Gothic novel and Australian 'Wuthering Heights', Woodbine press, 2001), this is something I had obviously thought about for many years), having seriously started to research my family history back in 1968." -- Back cover.
y separately published work icon The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , Lane Cove : Woodbine Press , 1985 Z235712 1985 selected work poetry 'This book is the author's second book of poetry. The author is a poet and botanist with an interest in history. The title is named for The Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. This book is about time, destiny, memory and death.' (https://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookho/28159.shtml
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Works about this Work

[Review] Poetry 1991 David Kelly , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon Tony Scanlon , 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata Grant Caldwell , 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) Edwin Wilson , 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus A. D. Hope , 1991 selected work poetry
[Review] Poetry 1991 David Kelly , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon Tony Scanlon , 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata Grant Caldwell , 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) Edwin Wilson , 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus A. D. Hope , 1991 selected work poetry
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