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y separately published work icon New and Selected Poems 1945-1993 selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent David Rowbotham http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/rowbotham-david
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 New and Selected Poems 1945-1993
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Travel (at 67)i"For the reason I write, I travel,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Night the Owl Flew In (at 28 Percival Terrace, Holland Park)i"Remarkable things happen in this house", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
The Rattle in the Marqueei"The night I heard the soldier", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Australian Scene 1938i"The postman picks the sunlight up.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 8)
Colour Mani"The puncturing peep of the green", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 9)
Doorbell Parablei""I stand at the door and knock."", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 10)
Possiblei"Carillons of throats", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 11)
Siegei"Under my blood runs", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 12)
Dynamitei"Like a dog I retrieve the stick", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Decade of the Cati"What has a cat to do with politics?", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 14)
Scuttled, Bottled, Corked, Washed Upi"Someone's always thirsting:", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
What it Was (Where the Grizzly Roars)i"What is was wasn't nice.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
The State of Bello (after Christa Wolf)i"Obedient and trapped", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 19)
As the Blade of a Knifei"Nuns go by as quiet as lust", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Seasoni"This is the season of the overdose", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 21)
Death of a Doctor (Robert Miller)i"The news made me sick.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 22)
Myself as Witness Witness (from Brisbane, after Brueghel)i"Robed with fallible gravity the judge", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 23)
`Let's Go Buy the World'i"Let down as we were at the same age,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 24)
Palm Lullabyi"For the baby black twins", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 25)
Pop Starsi"Puppets on strings of guitars,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 26)
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