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'The sixth edition of Sometimes Gladness includes three indexes to enable readers to find suitable texts. In addition to an alphabetical index, poems are also grouped according to form, and categorised by themes such as war, family, images or dreams.'
Reading Australia
This work has Reading Australia teaching resources.
Unit Suitable For
AC: Years: 9–12 (NSW Stages 5–6, English Unit 1 and 3). Age suitability depends on the focus and the choice of poems.
Themes
Australia, Australian humour, dreams, family, war
General Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking, Ethical understanding, Intercultural understanding, Literacy
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Longman Cheshire
, 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Machinei"There is a vast machine that takes the groans", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Free-Will Offering (to Gloria)i"Sweetheart, please find herewith", single work poetry (p. 4)
- All the Spring Longi"All the spring long you may possess", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Enter Without So Much as Knockingi"Blink, blink. HOSPITAL. SILENCE.", single work poetry satire (p. 6-7)
- Morning Becomes Electrici"Another day", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Pigeons Also Are a Way of Lifei"The problem was, he brooded overmuch,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- In Little Collins Streeti"In Little Collins Street a kind of light", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Abandonment of Autosi"Something about the idea", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Beatitudesi"Blessed are the files marked ACTION in the INWARD tray", single work poetry (p. 12)
- ICI Buildingi"Like that enigmatic edifice, the defaulting", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Public Library, Melbournei"Three kids came sandshoe-quiet through the door", single work poetry (p. 14)
- City Loversi"Every meeting seems a sort of miracle", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Evening : Nighti"At such a mauve", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Accident and Ambulance Sireni"At first far-off like the keening", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The City : Midnighti"Out of the sighs and breath of each small citizen", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Victimsi"Around 1 a.m., after the last bus home,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Provincial Cityi"Climbing the range", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- In the New Landscapei"In the new landscape there will be only cars", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Suburban Loversi"Every morning they hold hands", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Dogs in the Morning Lighti"Responsive to the tune of lawns and trees", single work poetry (p. 26)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Talking With Judy Johnson on her Approach to Poetry
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 15 no. 3 2008; (p. 24-26) -
Variations of Contemporary Australian Poetry : "Country Poetry" and "Town Poetry"
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing in Australia : Perceptions of Australian Literature in Its Historical and Cultural Context 2000; (p. 183-207) -
Bruce Dawe - The Man Behind the Voice
Sue Lovell
(interviewer),
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Queensland Writer , Autumn vol. 1 no. 4 1989; (p. 5-6) -
Untitled
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Helix , no. 9/10 1981; (p. 10-12)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 1978 selected work poetry -
Bruce Dawe at Fifty
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 24 no. 4 1980; (p. 53-55) Bruce Dawe : Essays and Opinions 1990; (p. 172-178)
-
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 December 1978; (p. 27)
— Review of Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; The Cost of Seriousness 1978 selected work poetry ; Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 1978 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 11 1979; (p. 19)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 1978 selected work poetry -
A Poet Who Knows About People
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 January vol. 99 no. 5143 1979; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 1978 selected work poetry ; Messages in a Bottle : Poetry by Young Australians 1978 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 10-11 February 1979; (p. 8)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 1978 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: National Times , 10 February 1979; (p. 31)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 1978 selected work poetry -
Talking With Judy Johnson on her Approach to Poetry
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 15 no. 3 2008; (p. 24-26) -
Bruce Dawe - The Man Behind the Voice
Sue Lovell
(interviewer),
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Queensland Writer , Autumn vol. 1 no. 4 1989; (p. 5-6) -
Bruce Dawe at Fifty
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 24 no. 4 1980; (p. 53-55) Bruce Dawe : Essays and Opinions 1990; (p. 172-178) -
Major Literary Prizes to Novelist and Biographer
1979
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 15 1979; (p. 6-7) -
In the Matter of Law v. Dawe : Case for the Defence
1979
single work
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 355-363)
Awards
- 1979 highly commended National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
- 1978 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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