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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems
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Comprehensive collection of Slessor's work from earlier selections as well as previously uncollected work, with preface, chronology and extensive textual and explanatory notes.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Incongruityi"Running with red wet hands from bough to bough,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 2)
Nurembergi"So quiet it was in that high, sun-steeped room,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Ghosti"Bees of old Spanish wine", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
A Surrenderi"When, to those Venusbergs, thy breasts,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Mangrovesi"These black bush-waters, heavy with crusted boughs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 5)
Thief of the Mooni"Thief of the moon, thou robber of old delight,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Undinei"IN Undine's mirror the cutpurse found", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Good-Night!i"'Good-night, good-night' - sweet maidens all", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
The Maski"The rout stamps by - now beards of copper", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Note: (to J.L.)
Rubens' Innocentsi"If all those tumbling babes of heaven,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Adventure Bayi"Sophie's my world - my arm must soon or later", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 10)
Thieves' Kitcheni"Good roaring pistol-boys, brave lads of gold,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
'Quite Modern'i"Glassed in dark pools of rosewood,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Secret Pasturesi"When twilight strikes the road with fire,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
January 18, 1922i"Let you remember this January day,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Two Nocturnes : 1i"Cloaked in black furs, like some magnifico", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Two Nocturnes, Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Two Nocturnes : 2i"O cruelly comes dusk to Arakoon,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Threateningsi"Dark's in the air, the moon hangs copper-paned,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
Pan at Lane Covei"Scaly with poison, bright with flame,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 17-18)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Poetry, Imagery and Time Dennis Haskell , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , November vol. 5 no. 2 2015;
'This paper discusses the value of ekphrastic poetry through focussing on one key issue that comes into debates about it: the concept of Time. The paper begins with a brief history and analysis of the links and contrasts between poetry and painting – from Horace and Simonides through Lessing and Kant to the modern period. In doing so it also recounts differing views in the philosophy of Time. Authors whose literary works are discussed include T. S. Eliot, Kenneth Slessor and Stephen Carroll, and the author also considers one of his own ekphrastic poems, whose starting point is a painting by the Italian, Giorgio Morandi. The paper argues for a pragmatic approach to the concept of Time and for a view of ekphrastic poetry as a conversation between poetry and painting, rather than an argument. ' (Publication abstract)
Reading the Metaphors of Tree and Island in Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright, and Dorothy Hewett Kathleen Steele , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 185-190)
Interview with Dennis Haskell Lucy Dougan (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Indigo , Autumn no. 2 2008; (p. 8-15)
Dennis Haskell answers questions about his childhood and education and his development as a poet.
The Drowned World of Kenneth Slessor Jeffrey Poacher , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 20 no. 1 2001; (p. 5-19)
Examines one of Slessor's central preoccupations - his fascination with drowning - and its significance in Slessor's work.
Atavism Ivor Indyk , 1996 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Heat , no. 1 1996; (p. 8-20) Seams of Light : Best Antipodean Essays : A Selection 1998; (p. 227-239)
Slessor, Stewart, Swenson, Stasko Heather Cam , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 November 1994; (p. 10A)

— Review of Snow Kathleen Stewart , 1994 selected work poetry ; Black Night with Windows Nicolette Stasko , 1994 selected work poetry ; Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1994 collected work poetry drama
Fashioning Slessor Thomas Shapcott , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 173 1995; (p. 49-50)

— Review of Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1994 collected work poetry drama ; Kenneth Slessor Adrian Caesar , 1995 single work criticism
Slessor Collection Delights, Yet Raises Questions Herbert C. Jaffa , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 53-54)

— Review of Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1994 collected work poetry drama
Untitled Julian Croft , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 17 no. 3 1996; (p. 317-319)

— Review of Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1994 collected work poetry drama ; Kenneth Slessor Adrian Caesar , 1995 single work criticism
Interview with Dennis Haskell Lucy Dougan (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Indigo , Autumn no. 2 2008; (p. 8-15)
Dennis Haskell answers questions about his childhood and education and his development as a poet.
Reading the Metaphors of Tree and Island in Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright, and Dorothy Hewett Kathleen Steele , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 185-190)
Atavism Ivor Indyk , 1996 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Heat , no. 1 1996; (p. 8-20) Seams of Light : Best Antipodean Essays : A Selection 1998; (p. 227-239)
The Man Who Never Left Comes Home Martin Langford , 1996 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , Spring vol. 56 no. 3 1996; (p. 68-78)
The Drowned World of Kenneth Slessor Jeffrey Poacher , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 20 no. 1 2001; (p. 5-19)
Examines one of Slessor's central preoccupations - his fascination with drowning - and its significance in Slessor's work.
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