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  • Author:agent Vivian Smith http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/smith-vivian
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Tide Country
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Sybille, Vanessa, Gabrielle and Nicholas

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bedlam Hillsi"Corroded flat as hills allow,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 1)
Bird Sanctuaryi"I came down to the tideless bay", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Shadowi"Something in the landscape", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 3)
In Summer Raini"While summer rain makes green the air", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 4)
Summer Band Concerti"Tired with its dogs and doves", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 5)
Fishermen, Winteri"In the bay across the broken threshold sand", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 6)
Thylacinei"They'll not find him in the hills", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 7)
Deserted Bandstand, Kingston Beachi"Turning from the sketched pines", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 8)
Alceste's Resolution Alceste (to Gwen Harwood)i""My need too for beginnings drove me here", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 9)
Old Men are Facts : The Ship's Graveyard, Risdon, Tasmaniai"When I was a boy I heard the sea upstairs in a shell.", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 10)
Despite the Roomi"Into this cave of night, darkness", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 11)
Water-Beetlesi"O water murmur, gently well", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 12)
Winteri"Winter is this city's world:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 13)
For My Daughteri"Made from nothing: bud and rose,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 14)
Mythi"The child ran to find the bird,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Last Summeri"The hawk with heavy-lidded eyes", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 16)
Fishermen, Drowned Beyond the West Coasti"Someone said dead men make islands in the sea", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 17)
Late Autumn Dovei"O see where settling now and taking shape", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Other Meaningi"There is another meaning here--in birds", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 19)
Advice One Seasoni"This is one season of the heart's dismay", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 20)

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