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y separately published work icon Selected Poems selected work   poetry   humour   satire  
  • Author:agent Rodney Hall http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hall-rodney
Issue Details: First known date: 1975... 1975 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Death in Privatei"The goddess sang", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 96-97)
Under the Icebergsi"Anchors clink in my Antarctic sea,", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 98-99)
Swani"In the public park", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 100)
Hydrai"A whitewashed church is now my neighbour,", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 101)
The Invadersi"For all we can tell they rode upon asses;", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 102)
The Outcome of His Enterprisei"This, then, is the outcome of your enterprise,", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 103)
The Loss Of Pietyi"His face had so long filled their mirror", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 104)
Carpark on a Winter Morningi"In the carpark's early snow", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 105)
Sowing for Harvesti"The soil is folded", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 106)
Youth-Manhood-Middle Agei"These aren't the hands I had ten years ago,", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 107)
The Two of Them Are Rivalsi"The two of them are rivals", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 108)
Note: Dedication: to my wife Bet
To the Giver of Grace and Serenityi"So our hearts have always known this grace", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 109)
Fossil : From a Cold Climate Fossili"In a landscape touched by change and yet familiar", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 110)
Tree-Childreni"We paid a shilling for the silky oak", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 111)
Dark Afternoons She Spenti"Dark afternoons she spent", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 112-113)
Flighti"The unimaginative drowned upon their feet in heavy storms.", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 114-115)
The Autobiography of a Gorgon : A Progressioni"Now my heart is slow", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 116-134)
Mercy-Call at Tahitii"We hove to, mid-Pacific, fished a man aboard", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 135-136)
The Lakei"My companions shout and rush down slopes as steep", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 137)
Cut-Outi"This love has cut me", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 138)
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