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Notes
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The poems in Part I of this collection were originally published under the pseudonym "Francis Geyer". those in Part II under the pseudonym "Miriam Stone" and those in Part III under Harwood's own name (Acknowledgements).
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Dedication: To Thomas Riddell
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Nightfalli"One evening when a genial air", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- At the Arts Clubi"Krote is drunk, but still can play.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Mondayi"Krote sits on the beach at noon", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Afternooni"Krote has spent some time devising", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Windi"In gloomy Sunday calm the town", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Hospital Eveningi"Sunset : the blaze of evening burns", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Feveri"Krote lies feverish and sick", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Ebb-Tidei"Now that you have no word for me", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Diamond Sparrowi"Most handsome of our birds, he'd swell", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Farewelli"We must avoid the grass because of snakes", single work poetry (p. 13)
- A Magyar Airi"This music known of old lies close to me", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Academic Eveningi"Scandal and clever-silly talk", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Midnight Mass, Janitzioi"In darkness, earlier gods preside.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- All Souls', Janitzioi"The altar of the family saint", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Landfalli"Beyond the scope of attitudes", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Mid-Oceani"The sailor cannot force the sea", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Refugeei"I remember the rough-spoken landscape frayed", single work poetry (p. 21)
- All Souls'i"Circumflex firs. At last the sun", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Flying Goddessi"Krote plays in a salon full", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Red Leafi"How shall the artist raise his hands", single work poetry (p. 27)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Toward the Heart's True Speech : Voice-Conflict in the Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 43 no. 1 1983; (p. 45-72) -
Artists and Academics in the Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1974
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May-June vol. 18 no. 3 1974; (p. 21-27) -
Recent Australian Poetry
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , June no. 28 1969; (p. 35-39)
— Review of Collected Poems 1969 selected work poetry radio play drama ; Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry ; Elijah's Ravens : Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
My Ghost, My Self : The Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 28 no. 2 1969; (p. 264-267) Melbourne or the Bush : Essays on Australian Literature and Society 1974; (p. 127-130)
— Review of Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , vol. 3 no. 2 (2nd Series) 1969; (p. 24-26)
— Review of Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry ; New Impulses in Australian Poetry 1968 anthology poetry ; My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets 1968 selected work poetry ; Showground Sketchbook and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry
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A Review
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: North , no. 6 1968; (p. 30-32)
— Review of Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry -
The Facility of Composing . . .
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 28 no. 4 1968; (p. 301-308)
— Review of Showground Sketchbook and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets 1968 selected work poetry ; Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry ; Songs of Sentiment 1968 selected work poetry ; A Suit for Everyman 1968 selected work poetry ; After the Assassination and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
Poets and Chaos
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 August vol. 90 no. 4615 1968; (p. 82)
— Review of A Suit for Everyman 1968 selected work poetry ; Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry ; After the Assassination and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
Three Conservatives
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July vol. 7 no. 9 1968; (p. 162)
— Review of Showground Sketchbook and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets 1968 selected work poetry ; Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry -
Poets' Vocations
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 23 November 1968; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Open at Random : Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; Poems : Volume 2 1968 selected work poetry -
Toward the Heart's True Speech : Voice-Conflict in the Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 43 no. 1 1983; (p. 45-72) -
Artists and Academics in the Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1974
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May-June vol. 18 no. 3 1974; (p. 21-27)
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