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y separately published work icon The Fiesta of Men selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Mark O'Connor http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/o-connor-mark
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 The Fiesta of Men
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Greek Island, Summeri"Cliffs baked like fissured scones.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 11)
St Titus's (Heraklion)i"The chandelier's motionless plumbline", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
Greek Hillsi"The goat-summers are over, the eternal noons", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Lame Statuei"He has known Christ", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Ios Beachi"A beach slope", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 18)
Homer's Grave, Iosi"A barren island, said the guide. I looked:", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 19)
Cliffs at Sounioni"Utter economy of shape and sound", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 20)
Santorinii"An island with its centre blasted out.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 21)
Tour of Atlantis, Mark O'Connor , sequence poetry (p. 21-24)
Modern Thirai"Giant heaps of pumice tumble down the cliff,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 22)
Wall-Paintingsi"The glowing ash has vaporized the hay,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Callistei"Plato believed they fell by decadence:", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Three Views of Patmosi"These terraces hold nothing now.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 25)
Fragment of an Apollo, Delos A Limbless Apollo (Delos)i"Hills, valleys, cliffs slide", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 26)
Delphii"Not every age is favoured of a god.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 27)
Naxos Beachi"Under brown peaks", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 28)
Pompeiii"The rich bachelors' house. Its Beware-of-the-doy mosaic", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 29)
Marble Gods (Naples Museum)i"In museums their meaning's lost. What to make", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
Rome, Layer by Layeri"The moon levers itself over Titus's arch.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 33-36)
Riding a Hired Lambretta in the Fifth Lane of the Autostrada to Visit the Underworld...i"Descent into Hell! It was like a Fellini film.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
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