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A revision of Selected Poems, first published by Angus and Robertson in 1975. It incorporates poems from The Lion's Bride, 1981.
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.
- Alter Egoi"Who stands beside me still,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- The Wine is Drunki"The wine is drunk, the woman known.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- In Hospitali"Morning, I dare not stir", single work poetry (p. 5)
- At the Water's Edge (to Vivian Smith)i"Smooth, reptilian, soaring", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Anniversaryi"So the light falls, and so it fell", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Dichterliebei"So hungry-sensitive that he", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Beethoven, 1798 (to Rex Hobcroft)i"He sings, often at night. His voice is shocking.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Old Wife's Talei"Summer, transpose your haunting themes", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The Glass Jari"A child one summer's evening soaked", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- A Postcardi"Snow crusts the boughs' austere entanglement.", single work poetry (p. 12-14)
- Clair de Lune (Poet to Bluestocking)i"Let us walk with this cone of light", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Calm Dayi"Set in the hills' freshwater green", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Hesperiani""The old philosophy's dead and finished", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Giorgio Morandii"An old man in Bologna stares", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Daphne Restoredi"Never will flesh and bone ascend", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- In Zurich by the Tideless Lakei"In Zurich by the tideless lake", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- `I Am the Captain of My Soul'i"But the Captain is drunk, and the crew", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- A Casei"Uprights undid her: spires and trees.", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Often I Wake in Darkness Caro Autem Infirmai"Often I wake in darkness", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Triste, Tristei"In the space between love and sleep", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Gwen Harwood
Candida Baker
(interviewer),
1989
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: Yacker 3 : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1989; (p. 130-157)
-
Gwen Harwood
Candida Baker
(interviewer),
1989
single work
biography
interview
— Appears in: Yacker 3 : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1989; (p. 130-157)
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