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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Lyre Bird Writers
, 1951 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Imminent Summeri"A girl is sleeping beside the fallen tree", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Descendanti"Our rooster shakes his lovely head", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Chinamani"I saw a Chinaman so old, his eyes", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Of a Drawing by Donald Friendi"Had they sneered at death", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Pitt Street Statuei"How many years I ask", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Song of the Hearti"I have told my heart", single work poetry (p. 10)
-
Sentimental Songi"Oh heart, oh heart, beat in the night;",
single work
poetry
(p. 11)
Note: Title: 'Song'
- The Cactus of the Mooni"The cactus of the moon blooms only for one night;", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Anniversaryi"How many years ago?", single work poetry (p. 13)
- I Have Seen Great Water-Birdsi"I have seen great water-birds arise", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Winter Coal Strike, 1949i"I have never seen Sydney like this before", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Old Meni"Today I have been thinking of very old men,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Pyrric [sic] Victoryi"Winter, Winter, old man, stop running behind me,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Water Divineri"He holds a forked stick straight in his clever fingers,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Eagle and the Fish-Hawki"Reckoning in miles, between the hills and the sea,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Eagles Must Have Long Sighti"Like pearls along the coast the beaches lie;", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Point Lookouti"Whiter and bluer the water,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Whipping Boyi"The cliff's a whipping boy for the sea's scourges", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Detective Storyi"Only the corpse on the floor was out of it all,", single work poetry (p. 23 - 24)
- The House Caught in a Dreami"The old white house dreams over the little bay", single work poetry (p. 25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Firstlings of Poetry
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 14 no. 3 1953; (p. 190-191)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 6 1952; (p. 7)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1951
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 April vol. 72 no. 3713 1951; (p. 2)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1951
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 10 no. 2 1951; (p. 195-197)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1951
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 10 no. 2 1951; (p. 195-197)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1951
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 April vol. 72 no. 3713 1951; (p. 2)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 6 1952; (p. 7)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry -
Firstlings of Poetry
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 14 no. 3 1953; (p. 190-191)
— Review of Imminent Summer 1951 selected work poetry
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