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y separately published work icon The Oxford Book of Australian Light Verse anthology   poetry   humour   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Oxford Book of Australian Light Verse
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The House of Godi"Morning service! Parson preaches;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry satire (p. 24)
The Bridesi"Down the assembly line they roll and pass", A. D. Hope , single work poetry satire (p. 25)
Clover Honeyi"Father first noticed it : "Upon my Sam,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 26-28)
Pretty Kidi"Framed by a plate of postered glass", Ronald McCuaig , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Letteri"Dear, as I write and think of you,", Ronald McCuaig , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
You'll Love their Fubsy, Tangy Charmi"They hammer us with glamour as they clamour to enamour us,", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 32)
Faith Before Birthi"The infant, though not yet conceived,", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 33)
Fundamentalisti"Fifteenth Chapter of Isaiah", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 34)
Modernisti"We've amazing breadth of mind,", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Mystic Easti"Oozy Woozy Goo", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 36)
Aristotlei"When Aristotle, Alexander's tutor,", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 37)
Karl Marxi"Karl Marx, like Job, was suffering from boils", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 38)
Bertrand Russelli"It seemed to Russell, as to Socrates,", Hector Monro , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Birds on North Terracei"How odd in this most staid of cities", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 40)
St George and the Dragon Discussion Groupi"As the young man chafing in armour off the peg", John Bray , single work poetry satire (p. 41)
Non-Eventi"Let's agree to sever,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 42)
Dilemmai"I have inherited eight chairs,", John Bray , single work poetry humour (p. 43)
Entomology and Belowi"The insect world and I can symbiose,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 44)
Pretty Dittyi"The spring, the spring, the joyful spring,", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 45)
O Oedipus! O Mores!i"Innocent infant, sucking your thumb,", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 46)
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