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Is part of New Selected Poems (Series) series - publisher Poetry Pleiade series - publisher
  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 New Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Potts Point, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Duffy and Snellgrove , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Burning Trucki"It began at dawn with fighter planes:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 1)
Driving Through Sawmill Townsi"In the high cool country,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbowi"The word goes round Repins, the murmur goes round Lorenzinis,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Vindaloo in Merthyr Tydfili"The first night of my second voyage to Wales,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 6)
Incorrigible Gracei"Saint Vincent de Paul, old friend,", Les Murray , single work poetry humour (p. 7)
Boopisi"Coming out of reflections", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Pure Food Acti"Night, as I go into the place of cattle.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Jozsefi"You ride on the world-horse once", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Kiss of the Whipi"In Cardiff, off Saint Mary's Street", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The Broad Bean Sermoni"Beanstalks, in any breeze, are a slack church parade", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Mitchells Dedication, Written Last : For the Vernacular Republici"I am seeing this: two men are sitting on a pole", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Powerline Incarnationi"When I ran to snatch the wires off our roof", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Creeper Habiti"On Bennelong Point", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20)
Employment for the Castes in Abeyancei"I was a translator at the Institute:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
The Buladelah-Taree Holiday Song Cyclei"The people are eating dinner in that country north of Legge's Lake;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23-32)
The Gum Foresti"After the last gapped wire on a post,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 33)
Rainwater Tanki"Empty rings when tapped give tongue", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Futurei"There is nothing about it. Much science fiction is set there", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 35)
Immigrant Voyagei"My wife came out on the Goya", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 36-40)
Homage to the Launching-Placei"Pleasure-craft of the sprung rhythms, bed,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
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