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y separately published work icon Selective Affinities : New Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Geoffrey Dutton http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/dutton-geoffrey
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Selective Affinities : New Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Love and Possessioni"Each bush is sunlit bridal, throwing out", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 2)
Love and Complacencyi"At Christmas, sometimes, even for unbelievers,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 3)
Love and Communicationi"Under so many names for so many", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 4)
Love and Solacei"In the shady birdbath under", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 5)
Love and Fidelityi"Arriving from the Aleutians exactly on time", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 6)
Love and Touchi"The ravine opens between the coastal cliffs.", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 7)
Love and Playi"The dolphin rolls his white belly", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 8)
Love and Passioni"Slender wings, lazy circling,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 9)
Love and Idlenessi"Uncle Bill, the children call him,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 10)
Love and Daringi"On the cliff, on a narrow ledge,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 11)
Love and the Momenti"In a summer southerly blowing", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 12)
Love and Life and Deathi"All day in the scalding light the salt yearns for the sky.", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Eyes of Twelve-Year-Old Girlsi"The eyes of twelve-year-old girls", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 16)
Fish Shop Windowsi"My favourite view of people", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 17)
Ragged Applei"When Eve took the fatal apple", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 18)
A Ballad of Jacob's Creeki"Drink to Jacob Menge,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
"And When They Read the Poem..."i"And when they read the poem, the silence was broken.", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 22)
"Delight. The Albatross Riding..."i"Delight. The albatross riding", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
"That Certain Situation..."i"That certain situation...", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 25)
"In a Country of No Castles..."i"In a country of no castles, no dogs with saucer eyes,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 26)
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