Published in Overland Issue 204 Spring 2011 · Main Posts Stuff of Sleep and Dreams Peter Rose Looking up, the players have gone. Punctual as death, dogs sniff their way otherwhere. A woman in a cosmic hat strings a flag between saplings, lies on her back – waiting. For whom do we ever wait? Not the team, yet the team returns. What have they shared among the trees, whom importuned? A stray psychological sign drifts across the field, omened. Peter Rose is a poet, memoirist and novelist as well as being the editor of Australian Book Review. His new novel, Roddy Parr, has just been released by 4th Estate. © Peter Rose Overland 204-spring 2011, p. 115 Like this piece? Subscribe! Peter Rose More by Peter Rose › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 8 May 202611 May 2026 · Nakata Brophy Prize The 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers (Poetry) Editorial Team Please follow this link to enter the prize. Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 […] 6 May 20266 May 2026 · Main Posts Join the Overland Board Editorial Team Overland is looking for a Treasurer to join the board. If you care about literary culture, have governance experience and a head for finance, please consider applying. Expressions of Interest […]
