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Foreword to Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry,
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Murray outlines his criteria for including works in the anthology: that the works be poetry, first and foremost, and that they deal with material 'commonly regarded as religious', or that evinces 'some real engagement with the numinous'. He aims simply to assemble and present poems- in 'loose constellations' - without trying to order them historically or thematically. Indeed, he argues that most of the distinctive and interesting Australian religious poetry is contemporary, or nearly so, and that categories tend to 'entrap' and dominate creative works.
Where some guidance may be helpful, as in the case of Aboriginal poetry, he presents notes of those who have first translated particular texts into English. He refers to his own (Christian) affiliation and its reflection in the selection of poems, including his own.
- Bells of St. Peter Mancrofti"Gay golden volleys of banter", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Power of the Bellsi"The great bells grow not weary,", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- The Bishopi"Robed and mitred the bishop stands and hard by his ear a pigeon", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Country Nuni"In a cafe under a lazy fan", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Westminster Abbeyi"Silence and awe. Man becomes mote-like here", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Chartres Cathedral (on the Shortest Day)i"What Nature makes is best unmade by Man-", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Mr Jamesi"When I was a boy", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Churchi"Dawdling in the church", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Praying for the Deadi"And in the church, silence.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Light of Sinaii"Because the mountains of Edom are bare", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Covenanti"Son, half-gentile child", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Jerusalemi"This is where the deserts end.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Derelict Churchi"When earth and flint rear themselves into certain shapes", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Words for Our Daughteri"September, and the final mists impose", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Revival Rallyi"A delirium of shapes rising and falling :", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Requiem for an Armyi"There we sit", single work poetry (p. 11)
- What Have We Done?i"Winding ourselves up and down with the fetters of yesterday:", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Holy Thursdayi"Night blows me like a broken limb", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Wars of Imperialismi"From 66 to 70 A.D. Rome and Palestine tore", single work poetry (p. 13)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Living Spirit in Religious Poetry
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— Review of Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
The Other Shore Is Here : Contemporary Poetry of the Sacred
2009
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— Appears in: Intimate Horizons : The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian Literature 2009; (p. 243-286) -
Songs of Praise
1992
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— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 36 no. 1-2 1992; (p. 109-110)
— Review of Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
Religious Poems that Are Not All Church Bells
1991
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 October 1991; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of Selected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
High Shelf of the Intellect
1991
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— Appears in: The Age , 24 August 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Orpheus 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry
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Halleluja - Perhaps
1987
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— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , January no. 34 1987; (p. 20)
— Review of Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
Poetic Australians
1991
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 September 1991; (p. 14)
— Review of God's Fool : The Life and Poetry of Francis Webb 1991 selected work criticism biography ; Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991 selected work poetry drama extract ; Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
Icons, Immanence and Rangga : Bequiled and Dismantled by the Flagrantly Odd
1986
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1986-1987) no. 87 1986; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
Roman Catholics are the Poetic Majority
1986
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 December 1986; (p. 28)
— Review of Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
A Living Spirit in Religious Poetry
single work
review
— Review of Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
The Other Shore Is Here : Contemporary Poetry of the Sacred
2009
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criticism
— Appears in: Intimate Horizons : The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian Literature 2009; (p. 243-286) -
Embodiment and Incarnation : Notes on Preparing an Anthology of Australian Religious Verse
1990
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— Appears in: Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990; (p. 53-73) The Paperbark Tree : Selected Prose 1992; (p. 251-269) A Working Forest : Selected Prose 1997; (p. 309-325)
— Appears in: Lettere dalla Beozia : Scritti sull'Australia e la Poesia 2005; (p. 179-210) -
Nearer to God With Les
Edmund Doogue
(interviewer),
1986
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interview
— Appears in: The Age , 15 November 1986; (p. 11)