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Preface by J. R. Hervey.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Home Leavei"They do not speak our language now;", single work poetry war literature (p. 5)
- Clashi"This is the place where Aborigines", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Cities in Alkira, sequence poetry (p. 6-11)
- Memorialsi"Observe the sun rise flaunting, while, in hosts,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Ghostsi"While trade and commerce, headline, fashion, war", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Song for Alkirai"Alkira is not dead. Alkira creeps", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Prophecyi"This is my prison of concrete and of custom,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- These Old Men Are Slow to Speaki"These old men are slow to speak.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Strident Whistles Blowi"Alas for the railway stations", single work poetry (p. 12)
- A Stall in Petticoat Lanei""Hey, Joe," he cried, "unwrap another pair.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Lines to an Unborn Soni"You could not choose a fairer day to enter", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Command Performancei"Fiddler, I want no moping lover's songs", single work poetry (p. 14)
- For Nicky, Accidentally Drowned in New Guineai"I never loved him, hardly knew his ways.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Constant Loveri"I think that I shall never see", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Boondawarki"I stood on the forgotten shore", single work (p. 17)
- The Bombersi"In the purple night, above the sleeping France,", single work poetry war literature (p. 17-18)
- Elegy for a Modern Childi"Over the railway bridge at the end of the garden,", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
- To a Girl Found Murderedi"Had you no premonition of your death -", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Alcheringai"This was the land without clocks:", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
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