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Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 A Tree at the Gate : Poems
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Notes

  • Epigraph: Seul l'Esprit, s'il souffle sur la glaise, peut creer l'Homme. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Terre des hommes.
  • Author's Preface: There must be Hope if life is to continue on our battered planet. There must be Love. And there must be Aspiring. That is why A Tree at the Gate has been chosen as the general title of this collection, as well as the final thought....

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:The Wentworth Press , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Tree at the Gatei"Like a great portal sculptured at the gate", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Space Meni"With straining moan and whine and wingless gleam", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 12)
Summer Meditationi"Warm white feet upturned lazily on the grass jungle,", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 13)
Soliloquyi"Clouds, curls and curves, intricacies of flimsy down-", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 15)
Sea Lighti"The throbbing mist tonight bequeaths", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 16)
Why Leave a Name?i"Why leave a name", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 17)
How Deep, My Lovei"These are but the ripples on the upper sea", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 19)
Lyrics for Lovers, A. G. Paradissis , sequence poetry (p. 19-22)
Sea Musici"Moonlight", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 20)
Swim with Antigonei"Spray-spattered now and blue sea bathed, emerge:", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 21)
Gardeni"Leaves unswept by a shuffling wind,", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Knight Errant by Sir John Millaisi"Wild in their wilderness of twilight trees,", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 24)
Three English Paintings, A. G. Paradissis , sequence poetry (p. 24-26)
Outward Bound by Sir Edward Poynteri"They see the droplets from the dappled stream", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 25)
Echo and Narcissus by William Watermani"Echo, reclining by the fountain, pining", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 26)
Final Dancei"They join unsmiling hands in dancing, for,", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 27)
Australia, Mathematicallyi"Space is sensuous speculation, smooth enchantment and fear,", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
O France Aux Beaux Pieds Nus!i"Like a new meteor that outsoars the night", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 30)
Autumni"The capering showers,", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 31)
Timid Lamenti"By the dark sedge at the melodious bight", A. G. Paradissis , single work poetry (p. 32)
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Works about this Work

Philippine Poetry In English : Strangers Within Our Gate Judith Rodriguez , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 45 1972; (p. 61-63)
Philippine Poetry In English : Strangers Within Our Gate Judith Rodriguez , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 45 1972; (p. 61-63)
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