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Originally published as 'The Six Days of Creation' in Australian Letters. After Surprises of the Sun, 1969, a seventh poem is added to the sequence and the title is changed.
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Dedication: For Leonard French
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The Fourth Day
i
"The sun's glory by day,",
1963
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Letters , October vol. 6 no. 1 1963; (p. 11) The Vital Decade : Ten Years of Australian Art and Letters 1968; (p. 84-85) Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 185) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 226-227) -
The Sixth Day
i
"Pollen on the tacky stigma,",
1963
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Letters , October vol. 6 no. 1 1963; (p. 15) The Vital Decade : Ten Years of Australian Art and Letters 1968; (p. 86-87) Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 186) Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986; (p. 214) Fivefathers : Five Australian Poets of the Pre-Academic Era 1994; (p. 154-155) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 228) -
The First Day
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"How can it be thought?",
1963
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Letters , October vol. 6 no. 1 1963; (p. 5) Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 183-184) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 224-225) -
The Second Day
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"With sluice-holes for the rain,",
1963
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Letters , October vol. 6 no. 1 1963; (p. 7) Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 184) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 225-226) -
The Third Day
i
"What violent rich tapestry",
1963
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Letters , October vol. 6 no. 1 1963; (p. 9) Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 184-185) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 226) -
The Fifth Day
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"Tomorrow is the time",
1963
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australian Letters , October vol. 6 no. 1 1963; (p. 13) Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 185-186) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 227) -
The Seventh Day
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"Stillness is highest act,",
1971
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Collected Poems 1936-1970 1971; (p. 186-187) The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991; (p. 79) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 228-229)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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James McAuley (1917-1976)
Margaret Giordano
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Don Norman
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1984
single work
biography
— Appears in: Tasmanian Literary Landmarks 1984; (p. 191-197)
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James McAuley (1917-1976)
Margaret Giordano
,
Don Norman
,
1984
single work
biography
— Appears in: Tasmanian Literary Landmarks 1984; (p. 191-197)
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