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Issue Details: First known date: 1924... 1924 Thief of the Moon
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:John Kirtley , 1924 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Incongruityi"Running with red wet hands from bough to bough,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 1)
Nurembergi"So quiet it was in that high, sun-steeped room,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Ghosti"Bees of old Spanish wine", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Surrenderi"When, to those Venusbergs, thy breasts,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 4)
Mangrovesi"These black bush-waters, heavy with crusted boughs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 5)
Thief of the Mooni"Thief of the moon, thou robber of old delight,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 6)
Undinei"IN Undine's mirror the cutpurse found", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 7)
Good-Night!i"'Good-night, good-night' - sweet maidens all", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Maski"The rout stamps by - now beards of copper", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9)
Rubens' Innocentsi"If all those tumbling babes of heaven,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 10)
Adventure Bayi"Sophie's my world - my arm must soon or later", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11)
Thieves' Kitcheni"Good roaring pistol-boys, brave lads of gold,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 12)
'Quite Modern'i"Glassed in dark pools of rosewood,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 13)
Secret Pasturesi"When twilight strikes the road with fire,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
January 18, 1922i"Let you remember this January day,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 16)
Two Nocturnes : 1i"Cloaked in black furs, like some magnifico", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 17)
Two Nocturnes, Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Two Nocturnes : 2i"O cruelly comes dusk to Arakoon,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 18)
Threateningsi"Dark's in the air, the moon hangs copper-paned,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Pan at Lane Covei"Scaly with poison, bright with flame,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 21-22)

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Works about this Work

Kenneth Slessor in the Modernist Bush Dennis Haskell , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 1-2 2007; (p. 305-318)
Kenneth Slessor in the Modernist Bush Dennis Haskell , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 1-2 2007; (p. 305-318)
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