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  • Author:agent David Malouf http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/malouf-david
Issue Details: First known date: 1974... 1974 Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems
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* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Asphodeli"Under this real estate - squared street on street", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Adrifti"Adrift in her Parker Knoll", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Confessions of an Only Childi"Two years five days between us, and my nose", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 5)
Early Discoveriesi"I find him in the garden. Staked tomato-plants are what", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Evergreeni"At twenty an admirer", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Intimationsi"Always they were there: a rusty christening dress, initials", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
An Ordinary Evening at Hamiltoni"The garden shifts indoors, the house lets fall", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 12)
At Deception Bayi"The sun plenipotentiary", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 13)
Episode from an Early Wari"Sometimes, looking back, I find myself, a bookish nine", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
With the Earlier Deathsi"Un-nerving the tricks they've taken to, my friends,", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Decade's Endi"Stocktaking: what have I put", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Notes on an Undiscovered Continenti"Hot island drifting south, over the edge of nightmares, Ultra", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Mythologiesi"In the old days it was easy:", David Malouf , single work poetry satire (p. 22-23)
A Charm Against the Dumpsi"Shoo! be far off! fly", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Little Aeneidi"Set out then with all", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Among the Ruinsi"A late arrival on the scene, I stood in '59", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 27)
After Baedekeri"Descend out of the mist, hangover", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Eternal Cityi"Always coming here", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
In the Grand Manneri"To achieve at last", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
News from the Dark Agesi"In my lifetime a poet", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 34)

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Works about this Work

Writing the Body Orchid Tierney , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge Companion to Australian Poetry 2024; (p. 274-291)

'This chapter discusses how writing emerging out of Gay Liberation in the 1970s offered an alternative to the masculine heteronormativity that dominated the Australian literary tradition. Emphasised that the personal was political, it foregrounded private sensuality, an exploration of the everyday, and a critique of gay discrimination. The chapter traces the development of a diversifying community in the 1980s through writing collectives, anthologies, and journals. A broadening of the spectrum of LGBTQ+ poetry in the 1990s and 2000s was informed by queer understandings of sexuality. It saw lesbian writers test the limits of lyrical poetry and an era of mainstream popularity, as exemplified in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask. The chapter considers how LGBTQ+ poets of colour have critiqued ideas of national belonging and white subjecthood. It then discusses the exploration of embodiment, including the turn to autotheory by contemporary trans and genderqueer writers, resistance of ableist discourses, and the navigation of illness, such as AIDS, mental illness, and chronic pain.'

Source: Abstract.

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)

'Our Own Way Back' : Spatial Memory in the Poetry of David Malouf Emily Bitto , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 8 2008; (p. 92-106)
Much of David Malouf's writing enacts what may be referred to as 'spatial memory'. His poetry utilises a uniquely 'layered' time-perspective in which Malouf repeatedly revisits places of personal significance over numerous collections and, through memory and imagination, imbues these spaces with mythological significance. This process can be seen as a direct response to what Malouf perceives as 'the need to remap the world so that wherever you happen to be is the centre'. Although it may at first appear as simply an autobiographical phenomenon, this process of 'spatial memory' is also revealed as significant on a broader social level, as part of Malouf's longstanding project of redefining Australia, in the eyes of its inhabitants, as a significant cultural and literary centre. When Malouf began publishing in the nineteen-sixties, his poetry, as well as his first novel Johnno, focused on the tension between the perceived 'provinciality' of Australia and the 'exoticism' of the cultural and colonial centres of England and Europe. It is arguable that Malouf's literary remapping of centre and edge is still pertinent today, though now in relation to the increasing cultural dominance of the United States. This essay examines the role of 'spatial memory' in Malouf's poetry, focusing in particular on his numerous poems devoted to the area around Moreton Bay. It demonstrates the process by which these poems of personal memoir become significant on the broader level of social memory, and draws this exploration into a discussion of Malouf's politics of space and memory. (Author's abstract)
A Home, a City, a Friend Natalie Seger , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 July 2004; (p. 2-3)
The Containment of Violence : Aspects of the Roles of War in the Work of David Malouf and Les Murray Laurie Hergenhan , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 239-248)
[Review] Neighbours in a Thicket Elizabeth Perkins , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 4 no. 3-4 1975; (p. 60-62)

— Review of Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry
The Search for Continuity and Identity : A Review of Twelve Volumes of Recent Australian Poetry S. E. Lee , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 35 no. 3 1975; (p. 294-312)

— Review of Graham Simmons : Poems Graham Simmons , 1974 selected work poetry ; Times and Seasons : An Introduction to Bruce Dawe Basil Shaw , 1974 single work criticism ; Australian Voices : A Collection of Poetry and Pictures 1974 anthology poetry ; Word from Lilliput : Poems Peter Steele , 1973 selected work poetry ; A Bone Flute : Poems Philip Martin , 1974 selected work poetry ; Australia's Ukrainian Poets R. H. Morrison (translator), 1973 anthology poetry ; The Secret Day R. L. Frye , 1973 selected work poetry ; 3 Poets 1974 Grahame Pitt , Mal Andersen , Laurie Neill , 1974 selected work poetry ; Lauds and Plaints : Poems (1968-1972) Bruce Beaver , 1974 selected work poetry ; Seasons of Love : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1975 selected work poetry ; Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry ; In an Australian Country Graveyard and Other Poems Hal Porter , 1974 selected work poetry
[Review] Neighbours in a Thicket Bruce Beaver , 1974 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November 1974; (p. 15)

— Review of Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry
[Review] Neighbours in a Thicket Katharine England , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 4 October 1975; (p. 24)

— Review of Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry
[Review] Neighbours in a Thicket R. Garfitt , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: Stand , vol. 17 no. 1 1975; (p. 66-67)

— Review of Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry
A Home, a City, a Friend Natalie Seger , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 July 2004; (p. 2-3)
Interview : David Malouf Jim Davidson (interviewer), 1980 single work interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 39 no. 3 1980; (p. 323-334) Sideways from the Page : The Meanjin Interviews 1983; (p. 263-279) David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990; (p. 285-298)
'Our Own Way Back' : Spatial Memory in the Poetry of David Malouf Emily Bitto , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 8 2008; (p. 92-106)
Much of David Malouf's writing enacts what may be referred to as 'spatial memory'. His poetry utilises a uniquely 'layered' time-perspective in which Malouf repeatedly revisits places of personal significance over numerous collections and, through memory and imagination, imbues these spaces with mythological significance. This process can be seen as a direct response to what Malouf perceives as 'the need to remap the world so that wherever you happen to be is the centre'. Although it may at first appear as simply an autobiographical phenomenon, this process of 'spatial memory' is also revealed as significant on a broader social level, as part of Malouf's longstanding project of redefining Australia, in the eyes of its inhabitants, as a significant cultural and literary centre. When Malouf began publishing in the nineteen-sixties, his poetry, as well as his first novel Johnno, focused on the tension between the perceived 'provinciality' of Australia and the 'exoticism' of the cultural and colonial centres of England and Europe. It is arguable that Malouf's literary remapping of centre and edge is still pertinent today, though now in relation to the increasing cultural dominance of the United States. This essay examines the role of 'spatial memory' in Malouf's poetry, focusing in particular on his numerous poems devoted to the area around Moreton Bay. It demonstrates the process by which these poems of personal memoir become significant on the broader level of social memory, and draws this exploration into a discussion of Malouf's politics of space and memory. (Author's abstract)
David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview : Introduction Jim Tulip , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990; (p. ix-xxiv)
The Containment of Violence : Aspects of the Roles of War in the Work of David Malouf and Les Murray Laurie Hergenhan , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 239-248)
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