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  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Manchester,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Carcanet , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Buladelah-Taree Holiday Song Cyclei"The people are eating dinner in that country north of Legge's Lake;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 52-63)
The Gum Foresti"After the last gapped wire on a post,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 63-64)
The Futurei"There is nothing about it. Much science fiction is set there", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
Immigrant Voyagei"My wife came out on the Goya", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 65-69)
The Grassfire Stanzasi"August, and black centres expand on the afternoon paddock.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 70-80)
Homage to the Launching-Placei"Pleasure-craft of the sprung rhythms, bed,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 71-72)
First Essay on Interesti"Not usury, but interest. The cup slowed in mid-raise,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 72-74)
The Fishermen at South Headi"They have walked out as far as they can go on the prow of the continent,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
The Sydney Highrise Variations, Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 75-80)
Quintets for Robert Morleyi"Is it possible that hyper-", Les Murray , single work poetry humour (p. 80-82)
The New Moreton Bayi"A grog-primed overseer, who later died,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 82)
Bent Water in the Tasmanian Highlandsi"Flashy wrists out of buttoned grass cuffs, feral whisky burning gravels,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 83-84)
Equanimityi"Nests of golden porridge shattered in the silky-oak trees,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 84-86)
The Forest Hit by Modern Usei"The forest, hit by modern use,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 86-87)
Showeri"From the metal poppy", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 87-88)
The Quality of Sprawli"Sprawl is the quality", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 88-90)
Three Poems in Memory of My Mother, Miriam Murray nee Arnall (Born 13.5.1915, Died 19.4.1951), Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 90-97)
Machine Portraits with Pendant Spacemani"The bulldozer stands short as a boot on its heel-high ripple soles;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 97-101)
The Hypogeumi"Below the moveable gardens of this shopping centre", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 101-102)
An Immortali"Beckoner of hotheads, brag-tester, lord of the demi-suicides,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 102-103)
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