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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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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.
Wrong Turningi"Relapses and wrong turnings find the way", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 21)
Philoctetes Philoctetes (In a Private Hotel)i"Never a thought of coming or of going:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 22)
Family Albumi"Playing with a tomahawk, a gun,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 23)
Quiet Eveningi"The inner weather's not the outer scene:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Deathbed Sketch (for an Unnamed Portrait, Signed)i"At last a page is turning. Change of scene.", Vivian Smith , single work poetry satire (p. 26-28)
Bus Ridei"Coming home tonight", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
An Effect of Lighti"Swans in their grey and silver park", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 31)
Dialogue with a Contemporaryi"And so you see your life before you", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 32)
There is No Sleight of Handi"There is no sleight of hand", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 33)
Early Arrival: Sydneyi"Red cockatoo crests caught on coral-trees:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 34)
Summer Sketches: Sydneyi"City of yachts and underwater green", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 35)
Return to Hobarti"We leave behind the farms, the aerodrome,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 36)
For a New Yeari"The new year came with rain and sudden thunder,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Late April: Hobarti"Turning from the mirror full of leaves", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 39)
Warmth in July : Hobarti"Warmth in July like first clear days of spring,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 40)
Crows in Winteri"They've come at last these wild crows,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 41)
At an Exhibition of Historical Paintings, Hobarti"The sadness in the human visage stares", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Reflectionsi"Is this the self I thought I knew within", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 44)
Balmoral Summer '66i"All day the weight of summer and the shrill", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 45)
View from the Domain, Hobarti"Small town, dull town; nothing further south;", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 46)
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