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Notes
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Dedication: For Aimée, Caroline, Henri & Laurence
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The contents are divided into four sections: Isolation and Escape, Enter Reality, Songs for Women and Children, Conflict and Meditation
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Meanjin Press
, 1953 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Foreword, single work biography (p. v-vii)
- The Emigrantsi"Through that last summer, many a hedging wort", single work poetry (p. 13)
- In Praise of Syfi"Till late my flowers autumn-withered are", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Lines to a Lady, on a Proposed Visit to Europei"I may not climb, except in memory,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Ballade of the Far Away Onesi"Pity the far away ones, Easter-time;", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Sonnet Upon an Edition of Vaughani"Vaughan? Read Vaughan with flowers-with a sheath,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Rondeaui"Call out to me across the main", single work poetry (p. 16)
- La Nuit de Marsi"Change of a Spanish torrent many a season's", single work poetry (p. 17-19)
- Karl in the Hofgarten or The Dialectic chez Madame Sosostrisi"Prince, at my back what ancient zephyrs rail", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Peevish in Skyrosi"'We conquer!' at the stone-benched city's hest", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Eighti"Can Eightfold do Thy Will? Thyself fulfil.", single work poetry (p. 24)
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Variations on a Theme of John Keats
Variation on a Theme of John Keatsi"Brian, forgive me that I cannot be",
single work
poetry
(p. 27)
Note: With title: Variations on a Theme of John Keats
- The Poeti"A poet said : 'I am about to sing", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Elegy for Liebei"Yield, utter, offer, (you, her Darling Downs)", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Prickly Peari"The smashed and tumbling trunks litter the plain", single work poetry (p. 31)
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Eclogue I: Prickly Pear
Prickly Peari"They came? They mocked it down? Their fires ate it",
single work
poetry
(p. 32-34)
Note: With title: Eclogue I: Prickly Pear
- Eclogue II : Sandal-Woodi"Joe's comfort from the Mission, his black lass,", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Main Rangei"Peaks in a sea of light! Not moaningly-", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Town and Country : Sonneti"In cities, men stood up! O Liberty", single work poetry (p. 37)
- To the Rosella in the Poinsettia Treei"Beautiful bird, in as your wings as vivid", single work poetry (p. 38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Pelicans, Cycads and Ghost Crabs : Judith Wright and the Poetry of Queensland
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 136-147) -
The Dancers and the Dance
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 228-231)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry ; The Lonely Fire 1954 selected work poetry ; Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry ; Ploughman and Poet 1954 selected work poetry ; The Two Suns Met : Poems 1954 selected work poetry ; The Old Ladies at Newington : A Poem for Several Voices 1953 single work sequence poetry -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Cid Books Abroad , Spring 1955; (p. 228-229)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 July 1954; (p. 16)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry ; The Old Ladies at Newington : A Poem for Several Voices 1953 single work sequence poetry -
Bladen and Picot
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 July vol. 75 no. 3885 1954; (p. 35)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry
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James Picot. A Romantic in Spite of Himself
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 1953; (p. 452-457)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 31 December 1954; (p. 850)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry -
Bladen and Picot
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 July vol. 75 no. 3885 1954; (p. 35)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 July 1954; (p. 16)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry ; The Old Ladies at Newington : A Poem for Several Voices 1953 single work sequence poetry -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Cid Books Abroad , Spring 1955; (p. 228-229)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry -
Pelicans, Cycads and Ghost Crabs : Judith Wright and the Poetry of Queensland
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 136-147)
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