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  • Author:agent Geoffrey Lehmann http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lehmann-geoffrey
Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : The Dolphinsi"My personal slave in Africa first told me", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 3-6)
Observations for a Classic Coasti"Cliffs of brittle terracotta,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Dolphin-Lorei"It is set down in certain books", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 8)
Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : Meditation in Old Agei"Near Syracuse I called in at the villa", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Nubian Slavei"The lean brown boat swooped through the swell as paddles", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : The Lionsi"Dusk. We have set the lion traps. With luck", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : Winter Piece from Africai"Sour winds darken the cold-grained sea.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
A Voyage of Lions Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : A Voyage of Lionsi"Sea-water stained with lion's blood.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Pieces for the Pagan Twilight : A Courtier in the Court of the Emperor Juliani"Alas! Volcanoes erupting upon all sides", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Pieces for the Pagan Twilight : A Woman of Shamei"One morning when I was a child, men dressed", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
The Emperor Claudiusi"I sometimes wonder if I am a man", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 23)
Birthday Lament for a Forgotten Roman Poeti"Ah for a woman that I could call bitch!", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Pigsi"My grey-eyed father kept pigs on his farm", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Period Piecei"Yeah, Joe Palooka and Nero, Texas and old Rome", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 27)
Colosseumi"They did not wait for this, the crowds:", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Colosseum at a Distancei"High above the city, stretched on his pallet", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Aqueductsi"The moon. An aqueduct,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 31-34)
For William Rainer My Grandfatheri"Eidsvold, hard, tropical former mining town", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 34-37)
New Guinea Episode (May to December 1891)i"Wind in the eaves. A threat of rain. The sky", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 38-45)
My Fatheri"Often I think that life is in all things,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 46-48)
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