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Issue Details: First known date: 1947... 1947 Circus at World's End : An Assembly of Verse
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1947 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Betty Martin's Summer Songi"He singeth in the laurel ....", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Charcoal Fumesi"In a charcoal burner's hut,", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 23)
A Carol for Alchymistsi"The sober seeker after Truth", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Nicorn's Doweri"Only the nicorn knows", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Clam's Dreami"Full o' the moon - I, fishing in the lake,", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
There Sleeps in the Churchyardi"There sleeps in the churchyard who might say,", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
The Ogrei"Sixty times sixty times every hour,", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Hatter Speakingi"Where I was born there grows a thorn", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 33)
Fleeing the Torrid Airs of Nooni"Fleeing the torrid airs of noon", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Protagonisti"No sleep! I rise and burn the night away.", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 35)
Circus at World's End Spring Comes to Brisbanei"I marked no rout on the distant mountain.", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Note: Author note: Brisbane, 1935. With title : Circus at World's End
Dithyrambi"I was baptized by the Night Wind", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 38)
Dithyramb in Retrospecti"I was carried to a font.", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 39)
Fur Bis : The True Story of Johnny Faustusi"There was a man in double deed", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Up-Over Tjurungai"Bat twitters from the gloom of the potting-shed's high places.", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
The Men Who Knowi"Whene'er my parts as wholes they spy", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Object Lessoni"In the land of orange-trees, Atlanta's lure", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
The Bargaini"A child above a rock pool covets the gleaming fish,", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 47-49)
The Seasonal Musei"A numbness visits her.", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 50)
Drifting Firesi"I hymn the shepherd of the stars", Peter Hopegood , single work poetry (p. 51)
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