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Consists of ten individually titled poems
Includes
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Scherzo and Adagio of Bruckner's Ninth
i
"For certain it is on a day very like this one",
1962
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 March vol. 83 no. 4283 1962; (p. 40-41) The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 14-16) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 203-204) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 195-196) -
Our Lady's Birthday
i
"Eleven o'clock. Reservoirs of Heaven,",
1964
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 11) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 200-201) Twelve Poets, 1950-1970 1971; (p. 31) Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986; (p. 155) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 192-193) Fivefathers : Five Australian Poets of the Pre-Academic Era 1994; (p. 191-192) -
Father Jones
i
"I write in September, reverencing our spring days",
1964
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 22-23) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 209) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 201-202) -
Rookery
i
"To unseat that fell principle roosting in the mind",
1964
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 22) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 208-209) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 201) -
Good Friday, Norfolk
i
"It is achieved. Over the Place of the Skull",
1959
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Prospect , vol. 2 no. 4 1959; (p. 12) The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 23-25) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 209-210) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 202-203) -
The Tower
i
"Come on Easter Monday to our Poor Meadow.",
1962
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 March vol. 83 no. 4283 1962; (p. 41) Australian Poetry 1963 1963; (p. 21-22) The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 16-18) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 204-205) Twelve Poets, 1950-1970 1971; (p. 31-32) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 197-198) -
Gerard, S.J.
i
"The dinghy runs aground. This tiny bay",
1962
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 March vol. 83 no. 4283 1962; (p. 40) The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 13-14) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 202-203) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 194-195) -
The Horses
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"The vegetative soul is the dedicated rhetorician:",
1962
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 January vol. 83 no. 4273 1962; (p. 37) The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 12-13) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 201-202) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 193-194) Australian Verse : An Oxford Anthology 1998; (p. 163-164) -
Hastings
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"Pasture, embryo hills,",
1964
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Ghost of the Cock : Poems 1964; (p. 10) Collected Poems 1969; (p. 199-200) Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991; (p. 192) Fivefathers : Five Australian Poets of the Pre-Academic Era 1994; (p. 191) -
In Memoriam : Anthony Sandys, 1806-1883
1969
sequence
poetry
— Appears in: Collected Poems 1969; (p. 206-208)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'I See a Strangeness' : Francis Webb's Norfolk and English Catholic Medievalism
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 41-59) Andrew Lynch reads sections of Francis Webb's Around Costessey sequence of poems to indicate how the medieval 'is confronted and deployed within the formation of Australian identity' (42). -
The Texture of Place: "Around Costessey"
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Gimbals of Unease : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1996; (p. 157-171) -
Pain's Amalgam with Gold : Francis Webb's 'Around Costessey'
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , June no. 2 1977; (p. 62-73)
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'I See a Strangeness' : Francis Webb's Norfolk and English Catholic Medievalism
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 41-59) Andrew Lynch reads sections of Francis Webb's Around Costessey sequence of poems to indicate how the medieval 'is confronted and deployed within the formation of Australian identity' (42). -
The Texture of Place: "Around Costessey"
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Gimbals of Unease : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1996; (p. 157-171) -
Pain's Amalgam with Gold : Francis Webb's 'Around Costessey'
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , June no. 2 1977; (p. 62-73)
Last amended 15 Mar 2010 12:54:50
Subjects:
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Costessey,
Norfolk,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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