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Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 Condolences of the Season : Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Longman Cheshire , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The City : Midnighti"Out of the sighs and breath of each small citizen", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 1)
Only the Beards are Differenti"Among the first to go are always a few", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 2)
Soliloquy for One Deadi"Ah, no, Joe, you never knew", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 3)
Public Library, Melbournei"Three kids came sandshoe-quiet through the door", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 4)
Letting Go of Thingsi"Beautiful, ah always so", 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)
After You, Gary Cooper...i"One of the main things I would say", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 8)
No Fixed Address (for Old Harry)i"Here in solemn state lies one", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 9)
Affinityi"Remember I'm your brother", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
The Hill Childreni"What can they do all day, the plush-bred boys", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 12)
Dial WX 4500i"She was a blonde, but the bright planes of her face", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Decay of Preachingi"Dear reverend fathers (one or two)", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Pigeons Also Are a Way of Lifei"The problem was, he brooded overmuch,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 16)
Everybody Singi"Before the question's even asked", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 17)
'Ghost Wanted: Young, Willing'i"Dear Sir,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
A Traveller in Eastern Europe, 1960i"It was like the land of story-book, he decided,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 20)
Waiting is Seeing is Believingi"Outside palace gates, in the drizzling rain", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 21)
Slow Coachi"Look you run like", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 22)
Dogs in the Morning Lighti"Responsive to the tune of lawns and trees", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 23)
Awkward Situation in Garden of Hesperidesi"How we all got there was a mystery", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 24)
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