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  • Author:agent Vivian Smith http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/smith-vivian
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 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 , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Thylacinei"They'll not find him in the hills", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 23)
These Wrens, This Wattle Treei"These wrens, this wattle tree,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 24)
At an Exhibition of Historical Paintings, Hobarti"The sadness in the human visage stares", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Winteri"Winter is this city's world:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 31)
Despite the Roomi"Into this cave of night, darkness", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 32)
Reflectionsi"Is this the self I thought I knew within", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 33)
Return of the Prodigal Soni"Years of terror, in the mud of years,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 34)
For My Daughteri"Made from nothing: bud and rose,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 35)
Absencei"This afternoon by the fuchsia tree", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 36)
Summer Band Concerti"Tired with its dogs and doves", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 37)
Early Arrival: Sydneyi"Red cockatoo crests caught on coral-trees:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 38)
Summer Sketches: Sydneyi"City of yachts and underwater green", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 39)
Return to Hobarti"We leave behind the farms, the aerodrome,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 40)
Philoctetes Philoctetes (In a Private Hotel)i"Never a thought of coming or of going:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 41)
Family Albumi"Playing with a tomahawk, a gun,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 42)
Quiet Eveningi"The inner weather's not the outer scene:", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 43)
Deathbed Sketch (for an Unnamed Portrait, Signed)i"At last a page is turning. Change of scene.", Vivian Smith , single work poetry satire (p. 44-46)
Bus Ridei"Coming home tonight", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
Wrong Turningi"Relapses and wrong turnings find the way", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 49)
Advice One Seasoni"This is one season of the heart's dismay", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 50)
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