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  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Collected Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To the glory of God.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Heinemann Australia , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Burning Trucki"It began at dawn with fighter planes:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 1)
Tableau in Januaryi"January, noon. The idle length of a street...", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Trainee, 1914i"Ah, I was as soiled as money, old as rag,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Widower in the Countryi"I'll get up soon, and leave my bed unmade.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 3)
Noonday Axemani"Axe-fall, echo and silence. Noonday silence.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 3-6)
The Away-Bound Traini"I stand in a house of trees, and it is evening:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 6-8)
Spring Haili"This is for spring and hail, that you may remember:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
Driving Through Sawmill Townsi"In the high cool country,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10-12)
"My father, widowed, fifty-six years old," Evening Alone at Bunyahi"Home again from the cities of the world", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12-16)
The Princes' Landi"Leaves from the ancient forest gleam", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Ill Musici"My cousin loved the violin", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 18)
Troop Train Returningi"Beyond the Divide", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Bloodi"Pig-crowds in successive, screaming pens", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Abominationi"Long before dawn, I rose by Paddy's Lantern,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Once in a Lifetime, Snowi"Winters at home brought wind,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Recourse to the Wildernessi"Towards the end of the long Australian peace", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
The Commercial Hoteli"Days of asphalt-blue and gold", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Incendiary Methodi"Hungry that year", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 28)
An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbowi"The word goes round Repins, the murmur goes round Lorenzinis,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Working Meni"Seeing the telegram go limp", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 30)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

From the Canon Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 200 1998; (p. 53-54)

— Review of Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray Alan Gould , 1995 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 169 1995; (p. 5-6)
Two Contrasting Styles of Poetry Ralph Elliott , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 May 1995; (p. C13)

— Review of Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems John Scott , 1995 selected work poetry prose
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 48-49)

— Review of Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
Poetic Portrait of Pure Genius James Bradley , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 February 1995; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
Understanding the Essential Australia Doris Leadbetter , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 74-75)

— Review of Selected Poems : 1956-1994 Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1995 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
Treasury from Word-Rich Poet of Oz Robert Cox , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 16 January 1995; (p. 26)

— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 Rhyll McMaster , 1994 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
Continuity and Change Geoff Page , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Voices , Winter vol. 5 no. 2 1995; (p. 113-117)

— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 Rhyll McMaster , 1994 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
Poetic Portrait of Pure Genius James Bradley , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 February 1995; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 48-49)

— Review of Collected Poems Les Murray , 1994 selected work poetry
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray Alan Gould , 1995 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 169 1995; (p. 5-6)
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