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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:", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Tableau in Januaryi"January, noon. The idle length of a street...", single work poetry (p. 2)
- The Trainee, 1914i"Ah, I was as soiled as money, old as rag,", single work poetry (p. 2)
- The Widower in the Countryi"I'll get up soon, and leave my bed unmade.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Noonday Axemani"Axe-fall, echo and silence. Noonday silence.", single work poetry (p. 3-6)
- The Away-Bound Traini"I stand in a house of trees, and it is evening:", single work poetry (p. 6-8)
- Spring Haili"This is for spring and hail, that you may remember:", single work poetry (p. 8-10)
- Driving Through Sawmill Townsi"In the high cool country,", 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", single work poetry (p. 12-16)
- The Princes' Landi"Leaves from the ancient forest gleam", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Ill Musici"My cousin loved the violin", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Troop Train Returningi"Beyond the Divide", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Bloodi"Pig-crowds in successive, screaming pens", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Abominationi"Long before dawn, I rose by Paddy's Lantern,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Once in a Lifetime, Snowi"Winters at home brought wind,", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Recourse to the Wildernessi"Towards the end of the long Australian peace", single work poetry (p. 25-27)
- The Commercial Hoteli"Days of asphalt-blue and gold", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Incendiary Methodi"Hungry that year", single work poetry (p. 28)
- An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbowi"The word goes round Repins, the murmur goes round Lorenzinis,", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Working Meni"Seeing the telegram go limp", single work poetry (p. 30)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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From the Canon
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 200 1998; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray
1995
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 169 1995; (p. 5-6) -
Two Contrasting Styles of Poetry
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 May 1995; (p. C13)
— Review of Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry prose -
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
Poetic Portrait of Pure Genius
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 February 1995; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry
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Understanding the Essential Australia
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 74-75)
— Review of Selected Poems : 1956-1994 1995 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
Treasury from Word-Rich Poet of Oz
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 16 January 1995; (p. 26)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
Continuity and Change
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 1994 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
Poetic Portrait of Pure Genius
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 February 1995; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
[Review] Collected Poems Les Murray
1995
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 169 1995; (p. 5-6)
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