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* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Open Door Press
, 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Skald Speaks of Hredini"There was a youth called Hredin in this district", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Of Sigridi"There was a woman Sigrid, who married a man Stoli.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Of Skaptii"For a time there was a man Skapti in the district, a", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Of Eyvindi"A man called Eyvind lived there. Though young, he had", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Of Stoli's Boyhoodi"Who is he", single work poetry (p. 9)
- A Song for Hredin's Wooingi"Given, those gobletfuls of kisses", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Of Grimmi"There was a man Grimm, whose laugh was thought a", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Of Hredin's Wooingi"The winter camps outside,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Of Sigrid's Girlhoodi"In the sunlight", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Again Concerning Sigrid's Girlhoodi"Sigrid's sister had a lump-head", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Of Hredin's First Dreami"Beneath the fanged lintel a woman had been speaking of", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Of Eyvind at Grimm's House and Eleswherei"See, Where this skald", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Skapti's Songi"I am Skapti Scattered Brains.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Of Stoli's Departingi"After three years with the woman Sigrid,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Of Sigrid at Stoli's Departingi"'Like a guilty boy hear him sing,'", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Of Hredin's Second Dreami"It was not long after the woman's visit this", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Of How for Eyvind All Roads Lead to the Grave of Hredini"There was the laugh in the firelight", single work poetry (p. 24)
- At Grimm's House : Eyvind's Account of Hredini"'... a day skirting the glacier", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Of Grimm's Thoughts on Eyvindi"In the midst of babies that swaggered around him like", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Of Sigrid Taking Skapti into Her Housei"At her kitchen door was Skapti the homeless, asking for", single work poetry (p. 27)
Includes
-
Of Hredin's Wooing
i
"The winter camps outside,",
1974
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 10 no. 2 1974; The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 13) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 29) -
Of Hredin's Second Dream
i
"It was not long after the woman's visit this",
1974
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 10 no. 2 1974; The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 23) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 35) -
The Skald Speaks of Hredin
i
"There was a youth called Hredin in this district",
1974
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 10 no. 2 1974; The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 5) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 25) -
Of Sigrid
i
"There was a woman Sigrid, who married a man Stoli.",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 6) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 25-26) -
Of Skapti
i
"For a time there was a man Skapti in the district, a",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 7) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 26) -
Of Eyvind
i
"A man called Eyvind lived there. Though young, he had",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 8) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 27) -
Of Stoli's Boyhood
i
"Who is he",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 9) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 28) -
A Song for Hredin's Wooing
i
"Given, those gobletfuls of kisses",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 10) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 28-29) -
Of Grimm
i
"There was a man Grimm, whose laugh was thought a",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 12) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 29) -
Of Sigrid's Girlhood
i
"In the sunlight",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 14) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 30) -
Again Concerning Sigrid's Girlhood
i
"Sigrid's sister had a lump-head",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 15) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 30) -
Of Hredin's First Dream
i
"Beneath the fanged lintel a woman had been speaking of",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 16-17) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 31) -
Of Eyvind at Grimm's House and Eleswhere
i
"See, Where this skald",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 18-19) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 32) -
Skapti's Song
i
"I am Skapti Scattered Brains.",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 20) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 33) -
Of Stoli's Departing
i
"After three years with the woman Sigrid,",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 33) -
Of Sigrid at Stoli's Departing
i
"'Like a guilty boy hear him sing,'",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 22) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 34) -
Of How for Eyvind All Roads Lead to the Grave of Hredin
i
"There was the laugh in the firelight",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 24) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 35-36) -
At Grimm's House : Eyvind's Account of Hredin
i
"'... a day skirting the glacier",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 25) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 36) -
Of Grimm's Thoughts on Eyvind
i
"In the midst of babies that swaggered around him like",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 26) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 36-37) -
Of Sigrid Taking Skapti into Her House
i
"At her kitchen door was Skapti the homeless, asking for",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 27) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 37) -
Again Concerning Sigrid and Skapti
i
"Midnight and the sun would not go",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 28) Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 21) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 37-38) -
Of the Claims Made on Eyvind
i
"Off guard through his one-eyed brain",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 29) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 38) -
Of Eyvind the Skald
i
"He glimpsed",
1975
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975; (p. 30-31) Icelandic Solitaries 1978; (p. 39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Books in the Canberra Region : The Golden Years
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Journal , March no. 95 2015; (p. 32-41) -
The Canberra Poets : The New Australian Poetry
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry of the Pacific Region 1984; (p. 109-119) -
The Poets of Canberra
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 January 1976; (p. 6)
— Review of The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975 single work sequence poetry ; Deaths and Pretty Cousins 1975 selected work poetry
-
The Poets of Canberra
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 January 1976; (p. 6)
— Review of The Skald Mosaic : A Sequence of Poems 1975 single work sequence poetry ; Deaths and Pretty Cousins 1975 selected work poetry -
The Canberra Poets : The New Australian Poetry
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry of the Pacific Region 1984; (p. 109-119) -
Books in the Canberra Region : The Golden Years
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Journal , March no. 95 2015; (p. 32-41)
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