AustLit logo

AustLit

y separately published work icon The Forbidden City : Poems selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 The Forbidden City : Poems
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw , 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Retired Widoweri"Jack Marrow-", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 30)
Old Childreni"They wander near the estuary", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 31)
Gavini"I wonder where he's gone.", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Ventriloquisti"That's his voice", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Pacti"The pact was conceived", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 34)
Her Letteri"He kept her letter", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 35)
Modeli"Stripping for my students", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 36)
Albert Jacka VCi"The Turks looked up at him", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Bystander: Anzac Dayi"At dawn they come and stand,", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 41)
Another Wari"We hardly know", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 42)
Simon Saidi"Simon said, `Take off your gentle face", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 43)
The Man Next Doori"The man next door is good with his hands", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 44)
Silence : An Interrupted Elegy for My Motheri"Silence can be daylight and a medium", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 47)
The Conversationi"Standing on the verandah", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 48)
My Doppelgangeri"The day I met my double", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 49)
Burglari"He's been again", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 50)
Almost a Nightmarei"This was the scene:", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 51)
Shavingi"with an electric shaver", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 52)
Flyingi"from Bangkok", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 53)
China 1977, R. A. Simpson , sequence poetry (p. 57)
X