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Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 Condolences of the Season : Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Longman Cheshire , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Last Romantics (to Clarence E. Mulford)i"Across the badlands of their lives", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 25)
Accident and Ambulance Sireni"At first far-off like the keening", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Flashing of Badgesi"The first thing the dead-beat does", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 27)
Happiness is the Art of Being Brokeni"Happiness is the art of being broken", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 28)
Apology for Impatience (for Gloria)i"Now through all my dreams", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Hunter at Sunseti"Patience the hunter needs and some ration", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Any Shorter and I'd Have Missed it Altogetheri"Couldn't have hardly walked down the street I lived in", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 32)
Reflections on a Benevolent Dictatorshipi"A similar twinge of misgiving must often seize", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 33)
Henry Artenshaw's Canaani"`Golden Lizard Liniment country, without a doubt...'", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
My Mother in Her Latter Yearsi"My mother in her latter years -", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 36)
'A' is for Asiai"It is part of our peculiar charm that each time we witness", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 37)
When She Had Gonei"What the waves had to say", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 38)
How To Go on Not Lookingi"How to go on not looking", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 39)
First Corinthians at the Crossroadsi"When I was a blonde I", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 40)
And a Good Friday Was Had by Alli"You men there, keep those women back", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 41)
Two Ways of Considering the Fogi"Only on rare occasions", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 42)
Head for the Hills!i"'Head for the hills!' And before you could say 'Whose shout?'", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 43)
The Head Next to Mine on the Pillow (for Gloria)i"When I awoke in the morning", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 44)
Kiss of Deathi"What I fear from you", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 45)
Elegy for Drowned Childreni"What does he do with them all, the old king:", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 46)
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