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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Neglected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Prolegomenon, Barry Humphries , single work prose satire humour (p. 1-6)
The Ballad of Charles Blackman (for Victoria Blackman)i"The autumn gales blow sharp and shrill", Barry Humphries , single work poetry humour (p. 9-10)
Boyd Song at Eventide (for Yvonne Boyd)i"Winter has whitened London like a clown", Barry Humphries , single work poetry humour (p. 11-12)
An Ode to the City of Camberwell (for Barbara Johnson)i"To hear Thy name, my memory strays", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 13-15)
Untitled Song for the Sixtiesi"Now, thirty years have passed us by, most of the slums are wrecked,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry satire (p. 16-18)
Ode to the Skipping Girli"The trams are still pale green and pretty", Barry Humphries , single work poetry satire (p. 19)
Ode to the New Nine-By-Five : An Inaugural Recitationi"G & S on the pianoforte,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 20-22)
Ode to the Queen Victoria Building, Sydneyi"Your domes dream of Constantinople,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry satire (p. 23-24)
The Wattle Park Bluesi"Back in the wattled thirties", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Ode to the Melbourne Theatre Company (for Zoe Caldwell)i"Back in the early fifties in the Age of Brick Veneer", Barry Humphries , single work poetry humour (p. 27-29)
Ode to the Melbourne Grammar School (for Michael Ball)i"In the triangle St Kilda Road describes with the Domain", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 30-34)
Jubilee Blues : Ungracious Stanzas from the Guest of Honouri"No taxis due to rain and I was late,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
A Prologue to the Fiftiesi"There is no time warp deeper, gulf more vast", Barry Humphries , single work poetry satire (p. 37-39)
After the Event (for Stephen Spender)i"Remembering a far-off fifties day", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 40)
Journo (for Clive James)i"Jealous little journo", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Threnody for Patrick Whitei"In a Federation bungalow beside Centennial Park,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Tycoonsi"You seemed so bright above us", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
The Old Pacific Sea (for Martin Sharp)i"Oh, I was down by Manly pier", Barry Humphries , single work poetry satire (p. 49-50)
Earl's Court Blues (for Nicholas Garland)i"Before I left Australia to travel o'er the sea,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry satire (p. 51-52)
The Ballad of the One-Eyed Trouser Snakei"I've got a little creature,", Barry Humphries , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
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