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Title The stars like sand : Australian speculative poetry / edited by Tim Jones & P.S. Cottier
Published Carindale, Qld. : IP (Interactive Publications), 2014
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Contents Front Cover -- Prelims -- Editor Bios -- Editor Photos -- Imprint -- Contents -- Introduction -- 'We don't know where he are' -- John Jenkins, Tea and Stars -- Melinda Smith, The command module of the first manned mission to Mars explodes 2 weeks and 3 days after leaving Earth's orbit -- Joe Dolce Job for a Hyperdrive Mechanic -- David Adès, The Three Moons of Tenoa -- S.K. Kelen, Outer Moons -- Alan Gould, Tightrope Walker -- John Jenkins, Spaceclown Reading -- John Tranter, The Germ -- Marilyn Humbert, Repercussions -- S.K. Kelen, Flying Toasters -- Caroline Caddy, Starwoman
Melinda Smith, Probing Europa -- David Reiter, Last Planet Out -- Caroline Caddy Cosmos -- S.K. Kelen, Colonies -- Jan Owen, Amethyst Crystals -- Mike Crowl, And they all think they're standing still -- Rod Usher, Btween the Lines -- Sara Bruxner, Night Speak -- Jan Owen, Intercept -- SB Wright, Dead Messengers -- Howsoe'er anomalous -- Diane Fahey, Silverfish -- Benjamin Dodds, Others -- Sean Williams, Haikaiju -- Carolyn Gerrish, Chamber of Horrors -- Emilie Zoey Baker, The Vegetarian Zombie -- Lizz Murphy, I did what the poet said -- John Grey, To Artificial Living
P.S. Cottier, Fingernails -- Jude Aquilina, Cthulhu Calls -- Dimitra Harvey -- Alan Stewart, Metaphoricity -- Jan Napier, Poets in Pockets -- Simon Petrie, At the Dark Matter Zoo -- Janeen Samuel, My Neighbour -- Samuel Wagan Watson, revolver -- Philip Salom, Cattle Sale -- Judith Beveridge, The Clerical Angel -- Luke Davies, Ezekiel -- Lisa Jacobson, Several Ways to Fall Out of the Sky -- Peter Minter, I just do eyes, j-j-just eyes -- Dorothy Porter, The Radium Chocolates -- Kevin Gillam, me? -- Lisa Jacobson, Wheelbarrow -- Michael Dransfield, Chaconne for a Solipsist
On the wallaby (temporal) -- Les Murray, The Future -- John Upton, Space-Time Samurai -- Peter Minter, Voyager -- Michael Byrne, In the Near Future -- J. Brunton Stephens, The Courtship of the Future -- Mary Hannay Foott, Ave Caesar! Moritori te salutant -- Victoria McGrath, The Balcony (after Manet) -- Paul Hetherington, A Museum of the Future -- Peter Boyle, The Museum of Space -- John Grey, In the Clone Zoo -- Peter Boyle, Philosophers and Other World Leaders -- Rob Walker, An Accident Waiting to Happen -- Ron Heard, Unhooking -- Miro Sandev, Communicasia -- Tim Sinclair, Silent City
Susan Waddell, Silent City -- John Jenkins, A Star Appears -- Emily Manger, A whimper after the bang -- Earl Livings, Further Propositions on the End of the Universe -- Victor J. Daley, The End of the World -- This fifth part of the earth -- joanne burns, cupid(c)ity -- Philip Salom, City at Dusk -- Matt Hetherington, Now Comes the Man -- A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, Waltzing Matilda -- Dorothy Hewett, Bagman's Ballad -- Jake Dennis, Canning River Sunset -- Les Wicks, Girilan -- Jo Mills, Folds -- Jan Owen, Tektites -- S.K. Kelen, Jungle -- Mercedes Webb-Pullman, Graffiti Trees
Summary Following up on our award-winning Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry from New Zealand, IP has released an anthology of even wider scope showcasing the best in Australian speculative poetry from early times to the present. Co-edited by renowned editors Tim Jones and P.S. Cottier, it features a virtual Who's Who of Australian poets including Judith Beveridge, Les Murray, Paul Hetherington, John Tranter, Diane Fahey, joanne burns, Caroline Caddy, David P Reiter, Peter Boyle, Alan Gould, Luke Davies, S.K. Kelen, Peter Minter, Jan Owen, Dorothy Porter, Philip Salom, Samuel Wagan Watson, Rod Usher, Jo
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Speculative poetry, Australian
Australian poetry -- 21st century
FICTION -- General.
Australian poetry
Form Electronic book
Author Jones, Tim, 1959 June 15- editor.
Cottier, P. S. (Penelope Susan), editor.
ISBN 9781922120793
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