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  • Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
When Soft Voices Diei"As we are pulled over the surface of our city", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
A Wind Without Flagsi"This is another one of my lies", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
A Poet Surrounded by Her Deathi"From beneath frost-low hedges", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Elegy for Bob Dylan's Dreami"Middle of the night ... old impulses rise to spawn", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 53)
The Wonderi"A whole city spread around us and at night!", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 54)
Envoi [Go Book]i"Keeping in mind voice-prints that came before you", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 57)
The White Featheri"One night substance disappeared as far as I knew", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 58)
Afterthoughts Making the Elegyi"The harbour's green, another Chinese ship glides", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 59)
The Thoughtless Shore : 1 (for Michael Dransfield)i"So out there now I cannot tell whether rage", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 60-63)
Elegy for Imitation Glassi"Tomorrow? I slowly tilt the rim and watch dark liquid flow", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 63-66)
Between the Silver and the Glass Between the Silver and the Glass Surfacei"Because we are old, ornamental questions cannot hold us-", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 66-68)
Seven Odes to Themselvesi"Should avoid coming to grips with love", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 69-75)
Getting Further Awayi"there is always a point when suddenly", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 76)
'Apres Moi le Sommeil'i"A twilight caught in blue rose awhile?", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 77-79)
Untitledi"Certain details, often remembered,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 78-79)
Under the Junipers Teenage Lightningi"Only yesterday I discovered the meaning", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 80)
The Final Solsticei"There are fish that we never quite catch swimming", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 83-84)
Mondrian : Light Breaks Upon the Graili"the skiff up against the rocks carelessly", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
Prospero Coming Out of Himselfi"now leave your snickering bitches", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 85-86)
Shale Mountain Myth (for Denise)i"So now we come to the shifting emotion,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 87-88)
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