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R. F. Brissenden R. F. Brissenden i(A13855 works by) (birth name: Robert Francis Brissenden) (a.k.a. Bob Brissenden)
Born: Established: 13 Mar 1928 Wentworthville, Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 7 Apr 1991 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Quelques Poemes R. F. Brissenden , Boulogne-Billancourt : Petite Maison , 1995 Z801313 1995 single work poetry
1 6 y separately published work icon Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden R. F. Brissenden , David Brooks (editor), Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1993 Z471253 1993 selected work poetry humour
1 Oh, My Sweet Animals i "Now autumn blights the green of the hills,", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 157)
1 Albero i "A shadow like my own death", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 156)
1 Ed e Subito Sera i "Each one of us stands alone at the heart of the earth", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 155)
1 Wind at Tindari i "I know you, Tindari: mild", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 153-154)
1 Angels i "With every sweetness of life lost to you", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 152)
1 Dead Water i "Landlocked water, sleep of the marshes,", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 151)
1 E La Tua Veste e Bianca i "Your head is lowered and you look at me;", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 150)
1 Sanctuary for the Birds of the Night i "On the heights there is a twisted pine-tree,", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 148)
1 Anche Mi Fugge la Mia Compagnia i "And my old crowd has left me too:", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 147)
1 Rio Tera Secondo i "In the dark street near the Plaka", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 144)
1 Ovid in the Cyclades i "Easy enough, when drifting through these islands", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 143)
1 Man at a Window i "`All day would not", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 142)
1 Fourteenth Floor i "Nothing in this room is theirs", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 140-141)
1 At the Mill: Furphy in Shepparton i "Crackle of thorns, crackle and steady roar", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 139)
1 Martin Place i "Dancing in Martin Place at four o'clock", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 138)
1 Jakarta : III : Happy Anniversary: Dirgahayu, Jakarta, 454! i "Crushed, buried now, the old towns: Jayakarta", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 137)
1 Jakarta : II : Mr Asia's Right-Hand Man Watches Alien on TV i "Alone and air-conditioned in his suite", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 136-137)
1 Jakarta : I : Batavia i "Hands touch; eyes through the haze of kretek smoke", R. F. Brissenden , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. 136)
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