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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.
Evening Alone at Bunyahi"Home again from the cities of the world", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 1-6)
Recourse to the Wildernessi"Towards the end of the long Australian peace", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Farewelling Contemporariesi"At Kingsford Smith airport today, in my old trousers,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 9)
Shorelinesi"There is no place more vacant than this harmless", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Platypusi"Once in an April moon", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Princes' Landi"Leaves from the ancient forest gleam", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Ill Musici"My cousin loved the violin", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 15)
Windy Hilli"My cheerful cousin in his prime", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Troop Train Returningi"Beyond the Divide", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Tableau with Academic Figuresi"The Chancellor booms upon a point of Greek", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20)
Bloodi"Pig-crowds in successive, screaming pens", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
East Sydneyi"I shot an arrow in the air", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23)
Shelduck Lagooni"Last year, the mountain slipped", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Bagman O'Reilly's Cursei"I daresay that's the custom in your church:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Existential Beastsi"Metaphysical creatures with their habit", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Abominationi"Long before dawn, I rose by Paddy's Lantern,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
The Borgia Pope Relates a Painful Incident (for Geoffrey Lehmann)i"As Bishop of Rome, one ought to be above", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Wildernessi"Penury in Sydney had grown stale", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Once in a Lifetime, Snowi"Winters at home brought wind,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Garden Pathi"Window light and kitchen door", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 36-37)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

A Poetics of Sacred and Secular in Australia Lyn McCredden , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 20 no. 2 2020;

'This essay examines the claims to secularity of contemporary Australia, arguing that in the context of Indigenous Australians' declaration, in the document 'Uluru: Statement from the Heart', and of many poetic expressions, we must more fully explore the category of the sacred. Further, the essay argues that in contemporary Australia, sacred and secular domains need to be mutually engaged. The essay offers the idea of the poetic sacred - where secular (political, earthed, civic) and sacred (numinous, transcendent, meaning-making) possibilities can be seen in dialogue. 'Uluru: Statement from the Heart', as well as the poetry of Bruce Dawe, Les Murray, Lionel Fogarty and Judith Beveridge are examined, as exemplars of the poetic sacred.' (Publication abstract)

Australian Poetry : Reflections on Nature, Space and Identity Jayne Fenton-Keane , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 1-40)
Jayne Fenton Keane's essay presents an overview of the many treatments of nature rendered by a host of contemporary Australian poets. (v)
Contemporary Poetry and the Sacred Lyn McCredden , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 23 no. 2 2007; (p. 153-167)
Family and the Father in the Poetry of Les A. Murray Lawrence Bourke , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 3 1988; (p. 282-295)
The Bardic Pose: A Survey of Les A. Murray's Poetry : [Part] 1 Christopher Pollnitz , 1980 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 40 no. 4 1980; (p. 367-387)
Poets Today Thomas Shapcott , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August vol. 9 no. 10 1970; (p. 277-279)

— Review of Australian Poetry Now 1970 anthology poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage Michael Dransfield , 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way Rodney Hall , 1970 selected work poetry ; Bicycle and Other Poems David Malouf , 1970 selected work poetry ; Citizens of Mist Roger McDonald , 1968 selected work poetry ; Inwards to the Sun : Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; Letters to Live Poets Bruce Beaver , 1969 selected work poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral Les Murray , 1969 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin Robert Adamson , 1970 selected work poetry
New Australian Poetry Jim Tulip , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 30 no. 2 1970; (p. 148-160)

— Review of Bicycle and Other Poems David Malouf , 1970 selected work poetry ; Beyond the Subdivisions : Poems Bruce Dawe , 1969 selected work poetry ; The Stopped Landscape and Other Poems Alan Riddell , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral Les Murray , 1969 selected work poetry ; Letters to Live Poets Bruce Beaver , 1969 selected work poetry
Poetry - The Present Scene Frank Kellaway , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1970-1971) no. 46 1970; (p. 38-40)

— Review of Inwards to the Sun : Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1969 selected work poetry ; The Law of Karma : A Progression of Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry ; Beyond the Subdivisions : Poems Bruce Dawe , 1969 selected work poetry ; Deep Blue and Green : Poems Charles Buckmaster , 1970 selected work poetry ; A Counterfeit Silence : Selected Poems Randolph Stow , 1969 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral Les Murray , 1969 selected work poetry ; New Poems 1965-1969 A. D. Hope , 1969 selected work poetry ; Tense Mood and Voice Tim Thorne , 1969 selected work poetry ; Segments of the Bowl Robert Clark , 1967 selected work poetry
A Fire Sermon Geoffrey Lehmann , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 February vol. 92 no. 4690 1970; (p. 43-44)

— Review of Tense Mood and Voice Tim Thorne , 1969 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral Les Murray , 1969 selected work poetry
[Review] The Weatherboard Cathedral and Australian Poetry 1969 Keith Harrison , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: World Literature Written in English , November no. 18 1970; (p. 43-46)

— Review of Australian Poetry 1969 1969 anthology poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral Les Murray , 1969 selected work poetry
Contemporary Poetry and the Sacred Lyn McCredden , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 23 no. 2 2007; (p. 153-167)
Australian Poetry : Reflections on Nature, Space and Identity Jayne Fenton-Keane , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 1-40)
Jayne Fenton Keane's essay presents an overview of the many treatments of nature rendered by a host of contemporary Australian poets. (v)
Family and the Father in the Poetry of Les A. Murray Lawrence Bourke , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 3 1988; (p. 282-295)
The Bardic Pose: A Survey of Les A. Murray's Poetry : [Part] 1 Christopher Pollnitz , 1980 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 40 no. 4 1980; (p. 367-387)
The Poetry of Les Murray Dianne Ailwood , 1971 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 31 no. 3 1971; (p. 188-198)
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