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Issue Details: First known date: 1957... 1957 Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Night-Ridei"Gas flaring on the yellow platform; voices running up and down;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 39)
A Sunseti"The old Quarry, Sun, with bleeding scales,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 39)
Realities (to the Etchings of Norman Lindsay)i"Now the statues lean over each to each, and sing,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Musici"Music, on the air's edge, rides alone,", Kenneth Slessor , sequence poetry (p. 42-50)
Captain Dobbini"Captain Dobbin, having retired from the South Seas", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 51-55)
The Atlas : 1 : the King of Cuckoozi"The King of Cuckooz Contrey", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
The Atlas, Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 56-63)
The Atlas : 2 : Post-Roadsi"POST-ROADS that clapped with tympan heels", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
The Atlas : 3 : Dutch Seacoasti"NO wind of Life may strike within", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
The Atlas : 4 : Mermaidsi"ONCE Mermaids mocked your ships", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 60-62)
The Atlas : 5 : the Seafighti"Here in a gulf of golden leaf", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
To Myselfi"After all, you are my rather tedious hero;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 64)
Elegy in a Botanic Gardensi"The smell of birds' nests faintly burning", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 65)
Trade Circular (to the Poets' Ladies)i"Shall I give you the Bourbon-sugars", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 66)
Untitledi"Cook was a captain of the Admiralty", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 67-68)
Five Visions of Captain Cook, Kenneth Slessor , sequence poetry (p. 67-73)
Untitledi"Flowers turned to stone! Not all the botany", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 68-69)
Untitledi"Two chronometers the captain had,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
Untitledi"Sometimes the god would fold his wings", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
Untitledi"After the candles had gone out, and those", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 71-73)
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