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Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Tea-Tree and the Lyre-Birdi"Hushed to inaudible sound the deepening rain", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 10)
Tumult of the Swansi"What else had I come to find,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 11)
I Breathed into the Ash The Coali"I breathed into the ash,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 11)
Lyre-Birdi"The track, from winding, turns", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Swagman The Sidingi"Transfixed by stars, he lay upon the bed", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Note: With title: The Swagman
The Whip-Bird Curracarangi"A whip's crack wakes him. He feels the bed", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Prisonersi"After our labouring train had passed", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 14)
Northern Oriolei"The tumult ends, the downpour stops.", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Desert : The Ibisi"Look! And the ibis, like a drifting smoke,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Desert : The Blanketi"I found that blanket branded "Alice Springs",", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Deep Welli"I am at Deep Well where the spirit trees", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Dancersi"I reached that waterhole, its mud designed", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Ghost-Gum (II)i"Far, between the dark blue", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 18)
I Had No Human Speechi"I had no human speech. I heard", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Desert : The Brolgasi"Because I came at dawn and stood", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Tanki"Where once the grey scrub's finches cried with thin", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 20)
Ruined Homestead Deserted Homesteadi"White birds, frightened from silver grass,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Note: With title: Ruined Homestead
The Desert : The Paeani"Daylight, and the desert stars", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 21)
Waratahi"Fierce and holy flower", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Whalesi"Dark traceries of tea-trees rise where stars", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
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