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y separately published work icon The Weatherboard Cathedral selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 The Weatherboard Cathedral
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1969 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Commercial Hoteli"Days of asphalt-blue and gold", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Merchants' Wheeli"Now human means transcend", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Abortion Scenei"They're only human, someone says to me", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 40)
Prosper the Commonwealth, Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 41-44)
Susan the Serpent : A Colonial Fictioni"Mother in the sweltering homestead", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbowi"The word goes round Repins, the murmur goes round Lorenzinis,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
The Last Continenti"Where my great-grandfather's dray", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Count of the Simple Shore The Count of the Saxon Shorei"Our neighbour has been busy all today", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Note: With title: The Count of the Simple Shore
The Incendiary Methodi"Hungry that year", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
When I Was Alivei"Before the coming of the endless town", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 54)
The Rock Shelters, Botany Bayi"The dead return", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 55)
Treeroots and Earthi"Where the great winds crashed", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Three Tries at Englynion, Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 58)
A Poet of 1914i"Spendthrift, his life was lived thus", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 58)
Between Two Warsi"Instructive to watch a whole mountain", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 58)
The Patristics of Fashioni"Keep your country lean, your country honest", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 58)
One Who Asked, Thinking He Knewi"I told him with merciless glee", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 59)
A Walk with O'Connori"A winter's day of wind, and no horizon.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
If a Pebble Falli"The pebble that clattered", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 62)
The Barranong Angel Casei"You see that bench in front of Meagher's store?", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 63-64)
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