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y separately published work icon The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 selected work   poetry  
Is part of A & R Modern Poets series - publisher
  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981
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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 Ballad Trapi"In the hanging gorges", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Hayfork Pointi"Dazzling blue eyes", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
The Fire Autumni"The walls of the country this year, the forest escarpments,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 36-39)
The Canberra Remnanti"Eavesdropping rain", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Toward the Imminent Daysi"Midmorning, September, and red tractors climb", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 40-47)
Lament for the Country Soldiersi"The king of honour, louder than of England", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
The Conquesti"Phillip was a kindly, rational man:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 48-51)
The Ballad of Jimmy Governor : H.M. Prison, Darlinghurst, 18th January 1901i"You can send for my breakfast now, Governor.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 51-54)
SMLEi"January, heat. Raw saplings stand like cattle", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 54-59)
Vindaloo in Merthyr Tydfili"The first night of my second voyage to Wales,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
A Helicopter View of Terrestrial Stars (for Dick and Mary Hall)i"Turn slowly in fields", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 60-63)
Incorrigible Gracei"Saint Vincent de Paul, old friend,", Les Murray , single work poetry humour (p. 64)
Sanskriti"Upasara, the heifer after first mating,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
Walking to the Cattle Place : A Meditation, Les Murray , sequence poetry
Described by Peter Alexander as 'a complex and learned series of meditations on the significance of the cow-culture in which Murray [was]... raised, and which [draws]... on his curious and varied knowledge about other cattle-cultures ranging from Celt to Sanskrit to Zulu.' (Les Murray : A Life in Progress.)
 (p. 64-89)
Birds in Their Title Work Freeholds of Strawi"At the hour I slept", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 65-66)
The Names of the Humblei"Fence beyond fence from breakfast", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 67-69)
The Arteryi"It is patience and stalks in the wide house of cattle", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
Death Wordsi"Beasts, cattle, have words, neither minor nor many.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 71-72)
The Commonwealth of Manu (after a Discussion with Walter Davis)i"Just for a moment", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 72-73)
Stockman Songsi"Going to Rubuntja, the cattle-train. Banging two trailers.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 73-74)
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