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Notes
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Dedication: for Valerie and John Olsen
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Epigraph: He was a stranger, and as he sought through the house, he was always aprowl to find some entrance into life, some secret undiscovered door - a stone, a leaf - that might admit him into light and fellowship. Thomas Wolfe
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw
, 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Parentsi"They stand at the gate", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Old Hostel Site : Lime Kilns Road, Bathursti"The biggest surprise", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Apple Orchardi"Light fills the boughs", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Per Omnia Saecula Saeculorumi"Thirty years and the night's", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Goldfishi"The pond fills with a green light", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Stan Kostkai"In his last years", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Sportsfield at Milperrai"A week after the floods", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Adagiettoi"Afterwards", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The Hired Lady's Soni"His mother's eyes", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Moon Over George Streeti"Streets amid the evening faces", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Morning Birds i"Hardly enough", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Good Friday Morningi"Now the mind awaits Calvary,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Arrival from Austria : Italy, 1949i"All morning we walked", single work poetry (p. 25)
- My Father's Birthdayi"His grandchildren", single work poetry (p. 26)
- A First Visit to Centennial Parki"Light stains violet agapanthus stars", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Witches Fallsi"One's hardly game", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Epilogue (to Francesca)i"We stayed an hour longer", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Embarking at Naples, 1949i"The rain had eased", single work poetry (p. 31)
- The Azalea Questioni"They sit in wicker chairs", single work poetry (p. 32)
- The Clam Shelli"Desiring to be surrounded", single work poetry (p. 33)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Visionary Editor
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 462-478)
— Review of Death's Directives 1978 single work sequence poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; Idols of the Market Place and Other Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader No.2 1978 anthology poetry ; Under Cover Agent 1978 selected work poetry ; Invitation to a Marxist Lesbian Party 1978 selected work poetry ; Knabel 1978 selected work poetry ; Under the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes 1978 selected work poetry ; Cup Full of River 1978 selected work poetry ; Blindspot 1977 selected work poetry ; Collecting the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry ; Parabolas : Prose Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) 1978 selected work poetry ; Replacing Mirrors 1975 selected work poetry ; Foot Falls and Notes 1976 selected work poetry ; HongKong Suicide and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
Refreshing and Perceptive
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 January 1979; (p. 21)
— Review of Thirsty Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) 1978 selected work poetry ; The Greek Connection 1977 selected work poetry ; Icelandic Solitaries 1978 selected work poetry
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Refreshing and Perceptive
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 January 1979; (p. 21)
— Review of Thirsty Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) 1978 selected work poetry ; The Greek Connection 1977 selected work poetry ; Icelandic Solitaries 1978 selected work poetry -
The Visionary Editor
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 462-478)
— Review of Death's Directives 1978 single work sequence poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; Idols of the Market Place and Other Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader No.2 1978 anthology poetry ; Under Cover Agent 1978 selected work poetry ; Invitation to a Marxist Lesbian Party 1978 selected work poetry ; Knabel 1978 selected work poetry ; Under the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes 1978 selected work poetry ; Cup Full of River 1978 selected work poetry ; Blindspot 1977 selected work poetry ; Collecting the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry ; Parabolas : Prose Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) 1978 selected work poetry ; Replacing Mirrors 1975 selected work poetry ; Foot Falls and Notes 1976 selected work poetry ; HongKong Suicide and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry
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