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* Contents derived from the 1973 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Deep Within Mani"This does not touch me: that a splatter of lead", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Verse for a Friendi"Grandfather on my mother's side,", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Back for Christmas Christmas Balladi"Then they retrieved the walking dead,", single work poetry war literature (p. 4)
- Massacre of the Innocentsi"We speak with the voice", single work poetry (p. 5)
- A Vietnamese Patriot Talks to Jesusi"You say you were six hours on the Cross?", single work poetry war literature (p. 6)
- The Saigon-Dalat Night-Train Runs Infrequently...i"These things all happen in a world apart", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Gift of the Godsi"First the B52s", single work poetry war literature (p. 8)
- Homecomingi"All day, day after day, they're bringing them home,", single work poetry war literature (p. 9)
- Paternal Instincti"Stern Texan! In whose hand the olive branch", single work poetry war literature (p. 10)
- Psalm for Vietnami"Stands the boy David in the narrow pass", single work poetry war literature (p. 11)
- Soldier, Soldieri"Soldier, soldier, will you marry me", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Song of the Childi"What shall we give the Child?", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Mercenaryi"The small girl hugged a rifle", single work poetry war literature (p. 15)
- Conversation Piece - Vietnami"The quick subtraction from our troupe,", single work poetry war literature (p. 16)
- Detail : My Lai A Detail from Each of Four Canvases : 1969i"Beside the paddy field", single work poetry war literature (p. 17)
- Childreni"Long-summer scorched, my surfing children", single work poetry war literature (p. 18)
- The Hazy Hollowi"Spires of poplars flake an autumn gold", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Elegy for a Conscripti"The day he died,", single work poetry war literature (p. 20)
- My Lai at Christmas, 1969i"This is the bitterest thing to realize-", single work poetry war literature (p. 21)
- Colloquy with Myselfi"Who killed this child?", single work poetry war literature (p. 22-23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Australian Literature of the Viet Nam War
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 39 no. 3 1980; (p. 290-303)
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The Australian Literature of the Viet Nam War
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 39 no. 3 1980; (p. 290-303)
Last amended 2 Oct 2001 14:16:55
Subjects:
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cVietnam,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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