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Robert D. FitzGerald Robert D. FitzGerald i(A34250 works by) (a.k.a. Robert David FitzGerald; R. D. FitzGerald)
Also writes as: Alf Reggitt ; R. D. F. G. ; Cruma-boo
Born: Established: 22 Feb 1902 Hunters Hill, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 25 May 1987 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 1 Moonlight Acre : Return i "Boring the darkness, these eyes burn", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry
1 Moonlight Acre : IX i "Envy goes groping for the kisses", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems 1993; (p. 67)
1 Her Hands i "When their dumb wings assault the night", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems 1993; (p. 66)
1 Epilogue : After Matthew Green (1696-1737) : Adapted and Enlarged for Hunters Hill Bowling Club i "The man who, soured with all mankind,", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987-1968 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 230)
1 The Bend i "Well, I was wrong; and the river's turn", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987-1950 single work poetry
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 177)
1 Of Some Country i "Though he has loved you and been glad,", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987-1930 single work poetry
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 11) The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems 1993; (p. 66-67)
1 The Greater Apollo : Seven Metaphysical Songs : Song V i "The scored sea-cliff where ruffle-breasted", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987-1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 5)
1 The Wall i "We shall come back to peace at eve", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987-1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 4)
1 Meeting i "Stranger who passed by in the half-light of the evening,", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 4)
1 Passer-By i "The windows pouring gold into the dark", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1987-1928 single work poetry
— Appears in: Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 4)
1 4 y separately published work icon Robert D. FitzGerald Robert D. FitzGerald , Julian Croft (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1987 Z363213 1987 selected work criticism biography poetry short story prose humour
1 On Its Own Ground Robert D. FitzGerald , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 71-72)

— Review of Poems for an Exhibition R. H. Morrison , 1985 selected work poetry
1 Douglas Stewart Robert D. FitzGerald , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 98 1985; (p. 30-31)
1 Boundaries i "That distant range has been a reef :", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 100 1985; (p. 80)
1 A Journey from Egmont Robert D. FitzGerald , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 94-95 1984; (p. 84-85)

— Review of Springtime in Taranaki : An Autobiography of Youth Douglas Stewart , 1983 single work autobiography
1 1 Legend i "Now Doctor Bell's portrait is hung in tall Trinity", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1984 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Verse 1984; (p. 134-135) The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Verse 1996; (p. 134-135)
1 form y separately published work icon Robert D. FitzGerald Robert D. FitzGerald , Mark Stiles (interviewer), 1983 Z973696 1983 single work film/TV interview

Poet R.D. Fitzgerald describes himself as a 'professional surveyor and an amateur poet'. He recalls his experiences working for the Native Lands Commission in the remote interior regions of Fiji, which inspired his poem 'Between Two Tides'; remembers his friendships with fellow writers Kenneth Slessor, Douglas Stewart, and Dame Mary Gilmore; and discusses his involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement, giving reasons for why he became involved.

1 y separately published work icon Some Poems of R. D. FitzGerald Robert D. FitzGerald , Sydney : ABC Radio , 1983 Z973687 1983 selected work poetry
1 [From : Essay on Memory] i "Rain in my ears: impatiently there raps", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1981 single work poetry extract
— Appears in: The Collins Book of Australian Poetry 1981; (p. 135-139)
1 Ownership i "None owns this earth.", Robert D. FitzGerald , 1981 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Literary Supplement) , 13 October vol. 101 no. 5284 1981; (p. 91) Robert D. FitzGerald 1987; (p. 184-185)
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