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The Cradle single work   poetry   "Galvanised, corrugated iron shack,"
Alternative title: Rob's Retreat
Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Cradle
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  • Substantial textual variation between versions.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First line of verse: "A corrugated-iron shack. One room."
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    y separately published work icon Australian Poetry 1966 David Campbell (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1966 Z305011 1966 anthology poetry Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1966 pg. 50
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    y separately published work icon Grendel Roland Robinson , Brisbane : Jacaranda Press , 1967 Z424835 1967 selected work poetry Brisbane : Jacaranda Press , 1967 pg. 36
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    y separately published work icon Australian Verse : An Oxford Anthology John Leonard (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1998 Z461207 1998 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) A thorough survey of poetry by Australians in English, beginning with a selection of contemporary work by younger poets, and going backward in time to the early colonial period. In addition to poems in the literary tradition, it indudes performance poetry, convict songs and old bush ballads. An extensive selection has been provided from the work of five major twentieth-century poets: Les Murray, Gwen Harwood, Judith Wright, A.D. Hope and Kenneth Slessor. Several features are provided to assist the reader: the date of first publication of each poem is provided; footnotes explain unfamiliar words and allusions; and brief biographical notes assist in locating each poet in his or her place in time. Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1998 pg. 230
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    y separately published work icon Australian Poetry Since 1788 Geoffrey Lehmann (editor), Robert Gray (editor), Sydney : University of New South Wales Press , 2011 Z1803846 2011 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) 'A good poem is one that the world can’t forget or is delighted to rediscover. This landmark anthology of Australian poetry, edited by two of Australia’s foremost poets, Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray, contains such poems. It is the first of its kind for Australia and promises to become a classic. Included here are Australia’s major poets, and lesser-known but equally affecting ones, and all manifestations of Australian poetry since 1788, from concrete poems to prose poems, from the cerebral to the naïve, from the humorous to the confessional, and from formal to free verse. Translations of some striking Aboriginal song poems are one of the high points. Containing over 1000 poems from 170 Australian poets, as well as short critical biographies, this careful reevaluation of Australian poetry makes this a superb book that can be read and enjoyed over a lifetime.' (From the publisher's website.) Sydney : University of New South Wales Press , 2011 pg. 347-348
    Note: With first line: A corrugated iron shack. One room.
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