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Dedication: For My Mother
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : The Dolphinsi"My personal slave in Africa first told me", single work poetry (p. 3-6)
- Observations for a Classic Coasti"Cliffs of brittle terracotta,", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Dolphin-Lorei"It is set down in certain books", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : Meditation in Old Agei"Near Syracuse I called in at the villa", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Nubian Slavei"The lean brown boat swooped through the swell as paddles", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : The Lionsi"Dusk. We have set the lion traps. With luck", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : Winter Piece from Africai"Sour winds darken the cold-grained sea.", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- A Voyage of Lions Meditations for Marcus Furius Camillus, Governor of Africa : A Voyage of Lionsi"Sea-water stained with lion's blood.", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Colosseumi"They did not wait for this, the crowds:", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Emperor Claudiusi"I sometimes wonder if I am a man", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Birthday Lament for a Forgotten Roman Poeti"Ah for a woman that I could call bitch!", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Sack of Carthagei"Screams, laughter, smoke, rapine at noon,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Pieces for the Pagan Twilight : A Courtier in the Court of the Emperor Juliani"Alas! Volcanoes erupting upon all sides", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Pieces for the Pagan Twilight : A Woman of Shamei"One morning when I was a child, men dressed", single work poetry (p. 29)
- After Exilei"Twenty years in the provinces and now", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Fall of a Greek City (from a Theme of E.M. Root)i"Running and running through the dust and heat,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Concerning Defeatsi"Hacking away and gasping steam,", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Lines for the End of an Erai"Canute, knowing that defeat was certain,", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Death of the Japanese Poeti"At dawn in faded kimono I'll slip out.", single work poetry (p. 35)
- After the Examinations Chinese-Style (for Don Kirby)i"So we had passed!", single work poetry (p. 36)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 15 January 1970; (p. 60)
— Review of A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
Poets Today
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August vol. 9 no. 10 1970; (p. 277-279)
— Review of Australian Poetry Now 1970 anthology poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way 1970 selected work poetry ; Bicycle and Other Poems 1970 selected work poetry ; Citizens of Mist 1968 selected work poetry ; Inwards to the Sun : Poems 1969 selected work poetry ; Letters to Live Poets 1969 selected work poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral 1969 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin 1970 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March vol. 8 no. 5 1969; (p. 92)
— Review of A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 February vol. 91 no. 4641 1969; (p. 71-72)
— Review of A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , November vol. 5 no. 3 1969; (p. 31-33)
— Review of A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry
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Poets Today
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August vol. 9 no. 10 1970; (p. 277-279)
— Review of Australian Poetry Now 1970 anthology poetry ; Streets of the Long Voyage 1970 selected work poetry ; Heaven, in a Way 1970 selected work poetry ; Bicycle and Other Poems 1970 selected work poetry ; Citizens of Mist 1968 selected work poetry ; Inwards to the Sun : Poems 1969 selected work poetry ; Letters to Live Poets 1969 selected work poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Weatherboard Cathedral 1969 selected work poetry ; Canticles on the Skin 1970 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 13 December 1969; (p. 22-23)
— Review of After the Assassination and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; Australian Poetry 1969 1969 anthology poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
Passion and the Prosaic : Australian Poetry, 1968
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 28 no. 2 1969; (p. 268-281)
— Review of Elijah's Ravens : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; Behind My Eyes : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Law of Karma : A Progression of Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; Windmill Country 1968 selected work poetry ; My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 1968 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Female Universe 1968 selected work poetry ; Segments of the Bowl 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; A Suit for Everyman 1968 selected work poetry ; New Impulses in Australian Poetry 1968 anthology poetry ; Citizens of Mist 1968 selected work poetry ; Grendel 1967 selected work poetry ; Open at Random : Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; Sheaf Tosser and Other Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; Showground Sketchbook and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; After the Assassination and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Rock and the Pool 1967 selected work poetry ; The Autobiography of a Gorgon and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
New Poetry
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 42 1969; (p. 41-43)
— Review of Open at Random : Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Autobiography of a Gorgon and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; Silence into Song : An Anthology of Australian Verse 1968 anthology poetry extract ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; Australian Poetry 1968 1968 anthology poetry ; War Poems of a Non-Combatant : A Sequence of Twenty Four Sonnets 1967 sequence poetry -
Affirmation of Exploration
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 29 no. 3 1969; (p. 223-231)
— Review of A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry
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