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PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press

ISBN-100702268577

ISBN-139780702268571

eBay Product ID (ePID)28067517190

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Edition2

Book TitleSmoke Encrypted Whispers

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAustralian & Oceanian, Subjects & Themes / Places

Publication Year2024

GenrePoetry

AuthorSamuel Wagan Watson

Book SeriesFirst Nations Classics Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal821/.92

Table Of ContentIntroduction by Tony Birch xiiiOF MUSE, MEANDERING AND MIDNIGHTa prelude 3magnesium girl 4after 2 a.m. 5back seat driver 6on the river 7waiting for the good man 8raindrops fall in vain 9chloe in the window box 10the postman' s privilege 11musing: the graveyard shift 12new farm is closed 14white stucco dreaming 16the crooked men 18brown water looting 20jetty nights 21carefree 22deadman' s mouth harp 23a verse for the cheated 24the fatal garden 26radio thick blood 28midnight' s boxer 30surgery music 31a bent neck black and flustered feather mallee 32the gloom swans 33a black bird of my mind 34fly-fishing in woolloongabba 35shout-me-a-wine requiem 37crust 39the writer' s suitcase 40midnight' s plague 42labelled 44for the wake and skeleton dance 46the dingo lounge 48valley man 50cheap white-goods at the dreamtime sale 52the mosquito room 54mudflat 55it starts 561986 57BOONDALL WETLANDSpoem 9 61once was a rifle range 63the kabul manifest 65HOTEL BONEthe job 69hotel bone 71when dogs gamble 73(untitled) 74bone yard, south brisbane 75ITINERANT BLUEScold storage 79the dusk sessions 81kangaroo crossing 82what more 83we' re not truckin' around 84nil by mouth 86the golden skin of cowgirls 87floodlight sonatas 89abandoned factories 90scenes from a getaway car 91night racing 933 a.m. escape 95pre-flight 9695 cents a litre 97deo optimo maximo 98gasoline 100literary festival bump-out 101itinerant blue 102products of mexico 103gas tank sonnets 105sunday 107the last bullfighter 109back road 111sultry gridlock musings 112brunswick st blues 113ambulance chaser 114talking to the airplanes 115three-legged dogs 116fire 117the night house 118jaded olympic moments 120without regret 122future primitive 123the night train from newcastle 125sortie 127the finder' s fee 128skeletons in the trunk 130the thousand-yard stare 131king 133last exit to brisbane ... 135hollow squall 137SMOKE ENCRYPTED WHISPERSsmoke signals 141tigerland 142scared of the dark 143wecker road 144cribb island 145capalaba 146rip 147smoke water 148author' s notes #1 149darkroom 150fisherman islands 151paper trails to midnight 152author' s notes #2 153ghosts of boundary street 154dog tired tune 156when I crossed the ditch ... 157author' s notes #3 158the dust company 159from boundary street, west end, to the berlin wall, east germany 160snapshots 162aunty grey smoke 163author' s notes -- conclusion 164revolver 165Acknowledgements 167

SynopsisReading this book is, as Tony Birch points out, 'like witnessing Bruce Springsteen meet the Dreamtime'. Smoke Encrypted Whispers showcases Samuel Wagan Watson's imaginative brilliance and exceptional poetic skills. In this book, which also includes work from three previous collections, his poems pulse with the language and images of a mangrove-lined river city, the beckoning highway, the just-glimpsed muse, the tug of childhood and restless ancestors. Wagan Watson's poetry is the work of an artist who speaks to a sense of our common humanity, and to a communal attachment to place., Smoke Encrypted Whispers showcases Samuel Wagan Watson's imaginative brilliance and exceptional poetic skills. In this book, which also includes work from three previous collections, his poems pulse with the language and images of a mangrove-lined river city, the beckoning highway, the just-glimpsed muse, the tug of childhood and restless ancestors. Wagan Watson's poetry is the work of an artist who speaks to a sense of our common humanity, and to a communal attachment to place. Reading this book is, as Tony Birch points out, ' like witnessing Bruce Springsteen meet the Dreamtime' .