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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Driftersi"We are the drifters, the faceless ones.", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 1)
Warrui"Fast asleep on the wooden bench,", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Diamond Creek: September The Diamond Creek: Septemberi"Quick as a tongue", Anne Elder , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Butterfly and Wavei"Flicker-wing", Anne Elder , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Flying Goddessi"Krote plays in a salon full", Gwen Harwood , single work poetry (p. 6-8)
The Blind Loversi"Tossed by spontaneous violence to a shore", Miriam Stone , single work poetry (p. 9)
In the Bistroi"A says `You're right. He's brilliant but not sound.", Gwen Harwood , single work poetry (p. 9)
Showpiecei"This is a syllabic poem. You notice", Alexander Craig , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Once I Rode with Clancy...i"Once I rode with Clancy through the wet hills of Wickepin,", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
Living Dangerouslyi"O to live dangerously again,", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 14)
Sparrow Falli"I woke to the fall of a sparrow", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 15)
Parentsi"My father asks me how I stand it all,", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 16)
Ghosts, Places, Stories, Questionsi"Ghosts, places, stories, questions:", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
Willing Servantsi"Amazing to watch them climb down from Watergate,", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
A Small Elegy for My Fatheri"My Dad's dilemma was: death or death.", Laurence Collinson , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Lines for 18th February For a Wedding Anniversaryi"My joy, my great good luck", J. R. Rowland , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
The Hotel Namatjirai"The Hotel Namatjira, flayed brick and mottled tile", J. R. Rowland , single work poetry (p. 23-26)
Socratesi"Daylight calls me to birth; above my pallet", Francis Webb , single work poetry (p. 27-31)
Bells of St. Peter Mancrofti"Gay golden volleys of banter", Francis Webb , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
A Mani"He can hardly walk these days, buckling at the knees,", Francis Webb , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
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