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Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 The New City Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On a Breathi"Myself! he laughs. He's living just", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 3)
Living in the Presenti"Nobody is prepared to live", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Picture at Graham's Placei"What a party we had for Sheila... in", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Adolescents (A Message from Katrina)i"Start with most women: they have a", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Poet's Pagei"I told them about the loneliness of", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 7)
Letters in Gold Leafi"If I could live ahead in the", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 9)
Letters in Typei"I type my letters to you, because", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 10)
Plane Treei"The leaf of this tree has more the", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Leopard-Ash Treei"This year became widowed of the", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 12)
Black Opali"This gemstone matches skies of red", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 13)
Ibisesi"In their church, I suppose, the straw-", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 14)
Windowsi"Before my windows open at", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 15)
His Poemsi"Not for anybody's ears,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 16)
As a Dead Birdi"I own books like it, which I've shelved.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 17)
Once I Wrote a Booki"The book contained the secrets of", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 21)
Autobiography of an Antithesisi"I am happy to say that I haven't", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 22)
Glory Be to Evolutioni"The peacock's tail's eyes see.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Trial of the Biscuit Barreli"At my lessons I learnt, young, that", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Committeei"I was struggling to tell you", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 25)
Bikiesi"We romped behind the hoarding while", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 26)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Search for Meaning Graham Burns , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 34 1981; (p. 9-10)

— Review of The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story
Doubling Back : A Poetry Chronicle Gary Catalano , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 40 no. 1 1981; (p. 114-123)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry ; Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979 Allen Afterman , 1980 selected work poetry ; Mudcrab at Gambaro's Judith Rodriguez , 1980 selected work poetry ; On the Edge Nicholas Hasluck , William Grono , 1980 selected work poetry ; Zen Maniacs : Modern Life Studies S. K. Kelen , 1980 selected work poetry ; Metamorphosed from the Adjacent Cold Clive Faust , 1980 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Golden Apples of the Sun : Twentieth Century Australian Poetry 1980 anthology poetry ; This Place : Poetry of the Hunter Valley 1980 anthology poetry
Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s David Malouf , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)

— Review of Selected Poems Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] Gwen Harwood , 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 David Campbell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems David Campbell , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story
By the Blight Sea Martin Duwell , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 20-21 December 1980; (p. 14)

— Review of The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story ; Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979 Allen Afterman , 1980 selected work poetry
Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s David Malouf , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)

— Review of Selected Poems Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] Gwen Harwood , 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 David Campbell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems David Campbell , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 John Blight , 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story
Doubling Back : A Poetry Chronicle Gary Catalano , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 40 no. 1 1981; (p. 114-123)

— Review of First Things Last : Poems David Malouf , 1980 selected work poetry ; Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979 Allen Afterman , 1980 selected work poetry ; Mudcrab at Gambaro's Judith Rodriguez , 1980 selected work poetry ; On the Edge Nicholas Hasluck , William Grono , 1980 selected work poetry ; Zen Maniacs : Modern Life Studies S. K. Kelen , 1980 selected work poetry ; Metamorphosed from the Adjacent Cold Clive Faust , 1980 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Golden Apples of the Sun : Twentieth Century Australian Poetry 1980 anthology poetry ; This Place : Poetry of the Hunter Valley 1980 anthology poetry
By the Blight Sea Martin Duwell , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 20-21 December 1980; (p. 14)

— Review of The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story ; Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979 Allen Afterman , 1980 selected work poetry
The Search for Meaning Graham Burns , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 34 1981; (p. 9-10)

— Review of The New City Poems John Blight , 1980 selected work poetry short story
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