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Notes
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Dedication: To my family and my friends
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Epigraph: What is the thing which men will not surrender? It is what they have never had, I think, Or missed in its true season. Richard Wilbur 'Running' in Walking to Sleep.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Australian National University Press
, 1970 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The First of Autumni"So freshly now the leaves begin their falling", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Again and Stilli"Again and still I find you :", single work poetry (p. 4)
- This Childi"This child of dream, disturbance of your body", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Myths : 1 : Orpheus, Peresephonei"In a blank place, where boughs hang without wind,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Myths : 2 : Another Part of Hadesi"But worse than Tantalus.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Head of a Girli"You turn your head to speak: lips just apart", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Farmer's Song (for Chris)i"Which is the scarecrow here? We have it hard,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- For the Tomb of Herricki"Here in silence", single work poetry (p. 10)
- An English Martyr : Tower of London, 1535i"Now winter and all death are past", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Young Man's Song To the Unknown Belovedi"The wind under the moon,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Shelli"I am a shell", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Song (for Georgina)i"Was it a word, or a look,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- In the Long Vacationi"The Ormond clock has spoken", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- In Marchi"Be mute, this autumn, gather in the world,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Villanelle of the Dying Year For a Gathering of Poetsi"The dying year goes out in rain and cold,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Winter of Gerrit Achterbergi"Where shall I find your beating heart?", single work poetry (p. 21)
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Translation from a Film by Bergmani"His sleeping heartbeat tolls him out to walk",
single work
poetry
(p. 22)
Note: Dedication: for Margaret Walters
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Opening Sequencei"A girl stands on hills above the sea",
single work
poetry
(p. 23)
Note: Dedication: for William Fitzwater
- Mother and Daughteri"Her gold eyes drink the light. She is a woman", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Judas Iscarioti"Why not, when pity stirs, lament the damned?", single work poetry (p. 25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Emotions of a Destiny : The Poetry of Philip Martin
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 93-113) -
For Voice and Violins
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , May vol. 7 no. 1 1971; (p. 42)
— Review of Voice Unaccompanied : Poems 1970 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 25 no. 1970; (p. 182-184)
— Review of Voice Unaccompanied : Poems 1970 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 25 no. 1970; (p. 182-184)
— Review of Voice Unaccompanied : Poems 1970 selected work poetry -
For Voice and Violins
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , May vol. 7 no. 1 1971; (p. 42)
— Review of Voice Unaccompanied : Poems 1970 selected work poetry -
Emotions of a Destiny : The Poetry of Philip Martin
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 93-113)
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