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y separately published work icon Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978 selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1978
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Longman Cheshire , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Machinei"There is a vast machine that takes the groans", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 3)
Free-Will Offering (to Gloria)i"Sweetheart, please find herewith", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 4)
All the Spring Longi"All the spring long you may possess", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 5)
Enter Without So Much as Knockingi"Blink, blink. HOSPITAL. SILENCE.", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry satire (p. 6-7)
Morning Becomes Electrici"Another day", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 8)
Pigeons Also Are a Way of Lifei"The problem was, he brooded overmuch,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 9)
In Little Collins Streeti"In Little Collins Street a kind of light", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 10)
Abandonment of Autosi"Something about the idea", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 11)
Beatitudesi"Blessed are the files marked ACTION in the INWARD tray", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 12)
ICI Buildingi"Like that enigmatic edifice, the defaulting", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 13)
Public Library, Melbournei"Three kids came sandshoe-quiet through the door", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 14)
City Loversi"Every meeting seems a sort of miracle", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 15)
Evening : Nighti"At such a mauve", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 16)
Accident and Ambulance Sireni"At first far-off like the keening", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 17)
The City : Midnighti"Out of the sighs and breath of each small citizen", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Victimsi"Around 1 a.m., after the last bus home,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 19)
Provincial Cityi"Climbing the range", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
In the New Landscapei"In the new landscape there will be only cars", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 22)
Suburban Loversi"Every morning they hold hands", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 25)
Dogs in the Morning Lighti"Responsive to the tune of lawns and trees", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 26)
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