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y separately published work icon Poems 1959-1989 selected work   poetry  
Is part of UQP Paperbacks 1992 series - publisher
  • Author:agent David Malouf http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/malouf-david
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Poems 1959-1989
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
At My Grandmother'si"An afternoon, late summer, in a room", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 3)
Family Photographsi"Fading to sepia as they too endure", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Maiden Auntsi"Beauty haunts them now with only the soft", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Childhood Illnessi"His fingers quailed and lost their grip, till books", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 5)
Indoor Gardeni"The Blakes have an indoor garden, cubic foot", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 6)
Unholding Herei"Unread, the book you asked for", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 7)
Notes from a Menageriei"And if, to the elucidation of your body's", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 8)
Dark Destroyeri"Coils of wind and water in their wake", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 9)
Difficult Letteri"And what should I write to you across", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 10)
Hotel Room Revisitedi"It is there; though with a lover's", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 11)
Footnote for a Bestiaryi"It is of course debatable, but tigers", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 12)
Epitaph for a Monster of Our Timesi"The age admires precision", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 13)
Sheer Edgei"Here at the sheer edge", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Year of the Foxesi"When I was ten, my mother, having sold", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Starsi"The stars have so far to go", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Comfortersi"The time comes at last", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 20)
Keeping Time The Music Lessoni"`Keep time, keep time!' My fingers vaulting over", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 21)
A Classroom in the Fifties "A gold Victorian" From a Classroom in the Fiftiesi"A gold Victorian fob-watch", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
From a Plague Yeari"A sign first in the sky, then other tokens,", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Judas Touchi"Meeting by chance and speaking", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 26)
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