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y separately published work icon An Island South selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Vivian Smith http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/smith-vivian
Issue Details: First known date: 1967... 1967 An Island South
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1967 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
At an Exhibition of Historical Paintings, Hobarti"The sadness in the human visage stares", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
The Shadowi"Something in the landscape", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 5)
Bird Sanctuaryi"I came down to the tideless bay", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 6)
Crows in Winteri"They've come at last these wild crows,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 7)
Water-Beetlesi"O water murmur, gently well", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 8)
Delie, Obiect de Plvs Havlte Vertu (1544) (after Maurice Sceve)i"Without harm the Royal Serpent lives", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 9)
Late Autumn Dovei"O see where settling now and taking shape", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 10)
Winteri"Winter is this city's world:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 11)
Despite the Roomi"Into this cave of night, darkness", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 12)
Reflectionsi"Is this the self I thought I knew within", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 13)
Note: Dedication: To Gwen Harwood
Return of the Prodigal Soni"Years of terror, in the mud of years,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 14)
Mythi"The child ran to find the bird,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 15)
Morning Songi"And see these houses: angle, slope and line:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 16)
In Summer Raini"While summer rain makes green the air", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 17)
For My Daughteri"Made from nothing: bud and rose,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 18)
Absencei"This afternoon by the fuchsia tree", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 19)
Summer Band Concerti"Tired with its dogs and doves", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 20)
Early Arrival: Sydneyi"Red cockatoo crests caught on coral-trees:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 21)
Summer Sketches: Sydneyi"City of yachts and underwater green", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 22)
Return to Hobarti"We leave behind the farms, the aerodrome,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 23)
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