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This poem sequence consists of eight parts. There are considerable and significant differences between the 1977 and 1980 versions of most of the poems. The versions of For My Grandfather and Ruabon / Resettlement - Ruabon are distinctly different.
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For my Grandfather (1888-1956)
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"This dust I walk upon he might",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 49) -
Singing at Night
i
"She used to sing in bed at night, my mother told me;",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 49) Singing at Night 1980; (p. 2) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 13-14) -
Sounds - Bencubbin
i
"She was sound, her hands sang all they did;",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 50)
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 2) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 14) -
After Harvest
i
"There is a loneliness that a lifetime",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 50)
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 4) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 15) -
Bencubbin 1933
i
"It was the rabbits in the end;",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 51)
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 5) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 15-16) -
Resettlement - Ruabon
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"The insistent lowing of the cows",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 51-52) -
Contracts - Glen Forrest
Contracts
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""Making a go" of orchards in the hills",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 52)
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 7) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 17) -
For my Grandmother (1900-1963)
i
"How difficult it must have been,",
1977
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Seven Poets : The Winning Entries to the Artlook/Shell Literary Award, 1977 1977; (p. 52-53)
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 8) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 17) -
For My Grandfather (1888-1956)
i
"Too many years of being told",
1980
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 1) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 13) -
Ruabon
i
"I went there once.",
1980
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Singing at Night 1980; (p. 6) Esperance : New and Selected Poems 2007; (p. 16)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 1977 commended Artlook/Shell Literary Award
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