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1982
The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981
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Notes
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Author's note: This collection comprises all of the verse, apart from the novel sequence The Boys Who Stole the Funeral, which the author wishes to preserve from his first twenty years' work. A number of the poems have been abridged, but no very extensive rewriting has been undertaken.
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Enlarged and revised edition of Selected Poems : The Vernacular Republic, 1976. Contains 34 additional poems.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Burning Trucki"It began at dawn with fighter planes:", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Widower in the Countryi"I'll get up soon, and leave my bed unmade.", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Noonday Axemani"Axe-fall, echo and silence. Noonday silence.", single work poetry (p. 3-5)
- The Away-Bound Traini"I stand in a house of trees, and it is evening:", single work poetry (p. 6-8)
- Ill Musici"My cousin loved the violin", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Spring Haili"This is for spring and hail, that you may remember:", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Driving Through Sawmill Townsi"In the high cool country,", single work poetry (p. 11-13)
- "My father, widowed, fifty-six years old," Evening Alone at Bunyahi"Home again from the cities of the world", single work poetry (p. 13-17)
- The Princes' Landi"Leaves from the ancient forest gleam", single work poetry (p. 17-19)
- Troop Train Returningi"Beyond the Divide", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Bloodi"Pig-crowds in successive, screaming pens", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Abominationi"Long before dawn, I rose by Paddy's Lantern,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Once in a Lifetime, Snowi"Winters at home brought wind,", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Recourse to the Wildernessi"Towards the end of the long Australian peace", single work poetry (p. 26-28)
- The Commercial Hoteli"Days of asphalt-blue and gold", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- The Incendiary Methodi"Hungry that year", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbowi"The word goes round Repins, the murmur goes round Lorenzinis,", single work poetry (p. 30-32)
- Working Meni"Seeing the telegram go limp", single work poetry (p. 32)
- A Walk with O'Connori"A winter's day of wind, and no horizon.", single work poetry (p. 32-34)
- Senryui"Just two hours after", single work poetry humour (p. 34)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Wit and the Vernacular
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring/Summer vol. 15-16 no. 4/1 2008; (p. 71-74) -
Variations of Contemporary Australian Poetry : "Country Poetry" and "Town Poetry"
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing in Australia : Perceptions of Australian Literature in Its Historical and Cultural Context 2000; (p. 183-207) -
The Containment of Violence : Aspects of the Roles of War in the Work of David Malouf and Les Murray
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 239-248) -
Crocodile Dandy
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: New Republic , 6 February 1989; (p. 25-28) What the Twilight Says : Essays 1998; (p. 25-28)
— Review of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry ; The Daylight Moon : Poems 1987 selected work poetry -
A Sprawl of Poems That Hurt and Heal
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 1989; (p. 12)
— Review of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry
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Relearning that Country
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Kunapipi , vol. 4 no. 2 1982; (p. 154-155)
— Review of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry ; Equanimities 1982 selected work poetry -
Les A. Murray: the Boeotian Count
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Scripsi , June vol. 2 no. 4 1984; (p. 139-148)
— Review of The People's Otherworld : Poems 1983 selected work poetry ; The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Vernacular Republic : Poems
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 30 July 1982; (p. 830)
— Review of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Vernacular Republic : Poems
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: New Statesman , 7 May 1982; (p. 20-21)
— Review of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Vernacular Republic : Poems
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , vol. 2 no. 4 1982; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 1982 selected work poetry -
Wit and the Vernacular
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring/Summer vol. 15-16 no. 4/1 2008; (p. 71-74) -
Family and the Father in the Poetry of Les A. Murray
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 3 1988; (p. 282-295) -
The Containment of Violence : Aspects of the Roles of War in the Work of David Malouf and Les Murray
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 239-248) -
Variations of Contemporary Australian Poetry : "Country Poetry" and "Town Poetry"
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing in Australia : Perceptions of Australian Literature in Its Historical and Cultural Context 2000; (p. 183-207)
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