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Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 Selected Poems, 1939-1975
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Nelson , 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Waterliliesi"She wrote of waterlilies in her", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 3)
What's a Lark?i"I ought to remember the beginning;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Hippies' Roadi"Walking the long hours' day I would", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Blonde I Never Meti"Lurching along, down corridors", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
On the Public Transporti"I have to realise that so many", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Letter to Grandfatheri"I write to you, Grandfather, from", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 12)
Poem for Treesi"who says the trees stand still?", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 13)
Old Man Planting Treesi"I am planting trees too late, I", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 14)
One Nighti"it is one such night of the many,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 15)
For Francescai"Francesca! now in the early hours", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Limousinei"The willows that fled past us", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 17)
Bee's Sting...i"That was a very bad year, when", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 18)
Racialismi"when the speckled hen laid a white egg and", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 19)
Homei"and where? it was at some moment", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 20)
Larderi"The king was not to think of other days", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 21)
Doctor Blacki"Dr Black finds my white skin soaked", John Blight , single work poetry satire (p. 22)
Answersi"carefully telling me the answer...", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Gold Watchi"I have a gold watch, willed to me by a", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Micei"Every night in that same", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 25)
On Sundaysi"Up, up the steep dune the crab trudged", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 26)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s David Malouf , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)

— Review of Selected Poems Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] Gwen Harwood , 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 David Campbell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems David Campbell , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story
Visions of a Hostile Territory Thomas Shapcott , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 January 1977; (p. 18)

— Review of Selected Poems David Rowbotham , 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Hinterland and Metropolis Alan Gould , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 29 October - 4 November 1976; (p. 45)

— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Refreshing Energy in this Verse P. Neilson , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 1976; (p. 17)

— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Poets of the Month J. Griffin , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 October 1976; (p. 20)

— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Refreshing Energy in this Verse P. Neilson , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 1976; (p. 17)

— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Hinterland and Metropolis Alan Gould , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 29 October - 4 November 1976; (p. 45)

— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s David Malouf , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)

— Review of Selected Poems Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] Gwen Harwood , 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 David Campbell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems David Campbell , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story
Visions of a Hostile Territory Thomas Shapcott , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 January 1977; (p. 18)

— Review of Selected Poems David Rowbotham , 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
Untitled Barbara Giles , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Luna , no. 3 1976; (p. 50-51)

— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry
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