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Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert

Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Goldfinches of Baghdad

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Dedication: For Juno

* Contents derived from the Chicago, Illinois,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Flood Editions , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

A Bend in the Euphrates"In a dream on a sheet of paper I saw", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 3-4)

A Visitation"All night wild fire burned in the tree-tops", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 5)

The Greenshank"In a trench, Miklos Radnoti", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 6-7)

Whitling Kites"I anchored out from Sanatorium Rock.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 8-9)

Note: Dedication: for Merrill Gilfillan

Easter Fish"Tonight in the bright void of our kitchen, my wife", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

The Voyage"We looked up at Scorpio's tail of stars", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 12)

Walking by the River"He walked waist-deep", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 13)

Eurydice and the Mudlark"Sunlight fades the coloured spine", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

The Floating Head"I turned off electricity, pulled telephone cords", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 16)

Eurydice Agape"A preacher came to Calabash Creek", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 17-18)

The Serpent"Twenty crows gathered on a branch,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 19-20)

Eurydice and the Tawny Frogmouth"On the low arch", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 21)

Singing His Head Off"He stumbles on a rocking pontoon", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Eurydice after a Midnight Storm"A koel glides from a nest", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 24)

Letter to Eurydice"Watercolour moon, the window-panes", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 25-26)

Eurydice Combs Her Hair"We reach the end of a bay", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 27)

Eurydice on Fire"A shapeless field of mist above the river's", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 28-29)

Eurydice Reads 'Roots and Branches'"The torch-light flares on the book's cover", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 30)

Eurydice in Sydney"What was he thinking while I was gone?", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 31)

Thinking of Eurydice at Midnight"My Siamese cat's left a brown", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 32-33)

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A Mature Poet at the Top of His Form Douglas Barbour , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Jacket , Late no. 34 2007;
— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry

How Bob Dylan Helped an 'Outisder among Outsiders' To Do a Fa-Fa Better Thing Jason Steger , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 August 2007; (p. 26-27)

Poetry Oliver Dennis , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 25 May no. 5434 2007; (p. 28)
— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry

Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 March - 1 April 2007; (p. 30)

A Rhapsodic Version of What Bird is That? Geoff Page , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 January 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry

Jewels in the Mouth Jaya Savige , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 284 2006; (p. 28-30)
— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry

Dissimilar Takes on Troubled Times Barry Hill , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 November 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry

Orpheus on the Hawkesbury David McCooey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 December 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry

Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 March - 1 April 2007; (p. 30)

How Bob Dylan Helped an 'Outisder among Outsiders' To Do a Fa-Fa Better Thing Jason Steger , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 August 2007; (p. 26-27)

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