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Note on the title page: 'Published with the assistance of the Commonwealth Literary Fund'
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Divided into seven sections, each with its own dedication. Poems in 'Holiday Farm', 'Vaudeville', 'A New-Year Anthology', and 'Scenes from Childhood' are numbered. Sections are:
'Various Verse [1930-59]', To Cecil Mann
'The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie [1951]', To Douglas Stewart
'Holiday Farm [1953]: Memories of the Countryside Revived by Concerts in the City', In Memoriam Florence Robinson
'Vaudeville [November 1933-January 1934]', To Godfrey Blunden
'A New-Year Anthology for 1957', To David Adams
'A Visit to a Friend [1957]: Pastoral for Critic, Poet, and Goat, To Phil and Phyllis Dorter and George and Pauline Littlefair
'Scenes from Childhood [1953-9], To My Wife
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Loveliness Love Me and Never Leave Mei"Love me, and never leave me,", single work poetry (p. 3) Section: Various Verse
- Mokie's Madrigali"Some little boys get shushed all day,", single work poetry humour (p. 4 - 5) Section: Various Verse
- The Daily Roundi"The manager's desk revolves in business circles,", single work poetry (p. 6) Section: Various Verse
- Sydney - a Fine Towni"Sydney is a fine town", single work poetry (p. 7) Section: Various Verse
- Balladei"While broken men deplore", single work poetry (p. 8 - 9) Section: Various Verse
- Rex v. Spudi"The judge imposed a ten years sentence.", single work poetry humour (p. 10 - 12) Section: Various Verse
- Madrigalsi"Have you sighed for flowers that are", single work poetry (p. 13 - 14) Section: Various Verse
- Music and Kissesi"Exquisite mouth that timorously", single work poetry (p. 15) Section: Various Verse
- The Problem Farmeri"You know me, to your sorrow;", single work poetry satire (p. 16 - 18) Section: Various Verse
- Retriali"Ned Kelly was too tender", single work poetry satire (p. 19) Section: Various Verse
- Gardening-Notei"A rockery", single work poetry humour (p. 20) Section: Various Verse
- Kindness-to-Animals Weeki"To see a parrot in a cage", single work poetry humour (p. 20) Section: Various Verse
- Trioletsi"Always, my pretty one,", single work poetry (p. 21 - 22) Section: Various Verse
- No Salei"All this year we've hardly turned a wheel. Trading's as slow as a funeral.", single work poetry humour (p. 23 - 24) Section: Various Verse
- The Wanton Goldfishi"A fish of flaming gold", single work poetry (p. 25) Section: Various Verse
- Final Extrai"We found them in town;", single work poetry (p. 26 - 28) Section: Various Verse
- A Hymn for Handymeni"There is a tree that never grows", single work poetry humour (p. 29) Section: Various Verse
- Gracious Gardensi"Gracious gardens wide", single work poetry (p. 30) Section: Various Verse
- Flat Songi"I have been down the Domain", single work poetry (p. 31) Section: Various Verse
- Is Love Not Everlasting?i"Is love not everlasting,", single work poetry (p. 32) Section: Various Verse
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Six Books of Verse
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Summer vol. 6 no. 1 1962; (p. 93-96)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Poems from Literature and from Life
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 22 no. 1 1962; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 9 September 1961; (p. 9)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry -
Poets Galore
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Prospect , vol. 4 no. 4 1961; (p. 24-27)
— Review of Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry -
Six Volumes of It
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1961-1962) no. 22 1961; (p. 57-62)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry
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[Review] The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 9 September 1961; (p. 9)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems [et al]
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate: A Weekly Catholic Journal , 28 September 1961; (p. 11)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie [and] Forbears
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 9 September 1961; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry -
Poetry Chronicle
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 20 no. 4 1961; (p. 492-508)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry -
Crucifixion of the Mind
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 September vol. 82 no. 4257 1961; (p. 34-36)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Pre-Espresso Poets
1961
single work
— Appears in: Nation , 9 September 1961; (p. 22-23)
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