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y separately published work icon The Dancing Bough selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Nancy Cato http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/cato-nancy
Issue Details: First known date: 1957... 1957 The Dancing Bough
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1957 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
To the Poetry of Kenneth Slessori"Sky-rockets of words burst and fizz in the night", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 25)
Mallee Farmeri"You planted wheat and you reaped white gibbers", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 26)
Swamp-Wateri"The great bird drifts to land", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 27)
Magpie and Peewiti"Sailing upwind to make a perfect two-point", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 28)
Willy-Wag and Sparrowi"Willy-wag and sparrow", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 29)
Oxalisi"Like a streak of sunlight the flowers gleam on the grass,", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 30)
Aloei"The shark's toothed jaw is not more fierce", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Flyi"Here am I", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 31)
This Will Be the Houri"Not in a burst of flame", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 31)
After the Atom-Bomb Testi"No moon, no star. All round", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Willy-Willyi"As the willy-willy stains the water-blue of the sky", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 33)
A Grecian Urn (Not) on a Grecian Urni"Photographs are strangely timeless things,", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 34)
Note: With title: A Grecian Urn
To a Cato of Hobart Towni"Joseph, you had a stern and thoughtful face,", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 35)
A Dreami"There the birds were like dragons, and there you walked like a god,", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 36)
Now Sounds the Thrushi"Now sounds the thrush who says that summer's coming,", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Loversi"An hour those cloudy lovers lay embraced", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 38)
By the Ruins at Paestumi"When Greek met Greek beneath a shady tree", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Dead Swagmani"His rusted billy left beside the tree;", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 40)
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