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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Selected 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 , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, David Brooks (editor), single work criticism (p. xi-xviii)
The End of a Journeyi"There at the last, his arms embracing her,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Flower Poemi"Not these cut heads posed in a breathless room,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 3)
Easter Hymni"Make no mistake; there will be no forgiveness;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 4)
Observation Cari"To be put on the train and kissed and given my ticket,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
The Wandering Islandsi"You cannot build bridges between the wandering islands;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
X-Ray Photographi"Mapped by its panoply of shade", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Ascent into Helli"I, too, at the mid-point, in a well-lit wood", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
The Gatewayi"Now the heart sings with all its thousand voices", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 15)
Imperial Adami"Imperial Adam, naked in the dew,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Trophyi"This the builder cannot guess,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 18)
Pyramis or The House of Ascenti"This is their image: the desert and the wild,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Death of the Birdi"For every bird there is this last migration:", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
William Butler Yeatsi"To have found at last that noble, candid speech", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 23)
Choralei"Often had I found her fair;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Dinneri"Angels have dined with men, and when they do,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
The Return of Persephonei"Gliding through the still air, he made no sound;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
The Bridesi"Down the assembly line they roll and pass", A. D. Hope , single work poetry satire (p. 30)
Standardisationi"When, darkly brooding on this Modern Age,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Conquistadori"I sing of the decline of Henry Clay", A. D. Hope , single work poetry satire (p. 33-35)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Pink Ladies Dancing with the Eater of Time, a Poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 1993; (p. 8)

— Review of Selected Poems A. D. Hope , 1992 selected work poetry
New `Selecteds' from Two Major Canberra Poets Geoff Page , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 January 1993; (p. C9)

— Review of Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden R. F. Brissenden , 1993 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems A. D. Hope , 1992 selected work poetry
New `Selecteds' from Two Major Canberra Poets Geoff Page , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 January 1993; (p. C9)

— Review of Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden R. F. Brissenden , 1993 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems A. D. Hope , 1992 selected work poetry
Pink Ladies Dancing with the Eater of Time, a Poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 1993; (p. 8)

— Review of Selected Poems A. D. Hope , 1992 selected work poetry
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