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y separately published work icon The Weatherboard Cathedral selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 The Weatherboard Cathedral
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1969 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Evening Alone at Bunyahi"Home again from the cities of the world", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 1-6)
Recourse to the Wildernessi"Towards the end of the long Australian peace", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Farewelling Contemporariesi"At Kingsford Smith airport today, in my old trousers,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 9)
Shorelinesi"There is no place more vacant than this harmless", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Platypusi"Once in an April moon", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Princes' Landi"Leaves from the ancient forest gleam", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Ill Musici"My cousin loved the violin", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 15)
Windy Hilli"My cheerful cousin in his prime", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Troop Train Returningi"Beyond the Divide", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Tableau with Academic Figuresi"The Chancellor booms upon a point of Greek", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20)
Bloodi"Pig-crowds in successive, screaming pens", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
East Sydneyi"I shot an arrow in the air", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23)
Shelduck Lagooni"Last year, the mountain slipped", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Bagman O'Reilly's Cursei"I daresay that's the custom in your church:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Existential Beastsi"Metaphysical creatures with their habit", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Abominationi"Long before dawn, I rose by Paddy's Lantern,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
The Borgia Pope Relates a Painful Incident (for Geoffrey Lehmann)i"As Bishop of Rome, one ought to be above", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Wildernessi"Penury in Sydney had grown stale", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Once in a Lifetime, Snowi"Winters at home brought wind,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Garden Pathi"Window light and kitchen door", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
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