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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
The poems in this selection are grouped in five sections: 'On the Western Line' (autobiographical poems), 'Mutabilities', 'The Six Days of Creation' (which comprises a sequence with that title), 'On Parole' and 'Varia'.
Notes
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Dedication: To Norma 'Thankynge alwey the nobel goddesse of Kynde'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1969 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Numbers and Makesi"The house we lived in faced the western line.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- One Tuesday in Summeri"That sultry afternoon the world went strange.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Becausei"My father and my mother never quarrelled.", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Wistariai"Does that wistaria vine still break in flower", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Tabletalki"In tabletalk my father used to tell", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Soundingsi"At sixteen, was it, I used to take", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Self-Portrait, Newcastle, 1942...i"First day, by the open window,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- 20th June, 1942i"We scandalized the registrar", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Catherine Hill Bay 1942i"White clouds twirled above us", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Father, Mother, Soni"From the domed head the defeated eyes peer out,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Valei"Greengrocer and black prince in shrilling choir", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- In the Huon Valleyi"Propped boughs are heavy with apples,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- St John's Park, New Towni"Often I walk alone", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Pietai"A year ago you came", single work poetry (p. 22)
- One Thing at Leasti"One thing at least I understood", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Legendaryi"You are the fish that hides", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Marinei"Drowning my grappled sight", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Summer's Closei"We too have lain in the furrow", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Tapestryi"Alert to the waldhorn", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Girl Gathering Rosesi"Earth's roses never can possess", single work poetry (p. 28)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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James McAuley's 'On the Western Line' : The Irish-Australian Backgound
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Irish Studies , vol. 2 no. 2002; (p. 35ff) -
y
James McAuley
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1992
Z90326
1992
single work
criticism
-
Between Position and Desire : The Love Poetry of James McAuley
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 51 no. 1 1991; (p. 35-54) -
Any Hope of Self - Construction? McAuley's Poems about Autobiography
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southern Review , March vol. 22 no. 1 1989; (p. 61-74) -
James McAuley (1917-1976)
Margaret Giordano
,
Don Norman
,
1984
single work
biography
— Appears in: Tasmanian Literary Landmarks 1984; (p. 191-197)
-
Poets in Review
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 29 no. 4 1969; (p. 309-315)
— Review of Selected Poems 1969 selected work poetry ; Down from My Hills 1968 selected work poetry ; Surprises of the Sun 1969 selected work poetry ; Two Houses 1969 selected work poetry -
Sunshine and Dusk
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July vol. 8 no. 9 1969; (p. 182 - 183)
— Review of Selected Poems 1969 selected work poetry ; Surprises of the Sun 1969 selected work poetry -
[Review] Surprises of the Sun
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 June 1969; (p. 18)
— Review of Surprises of the Sun 1969 selected work poetry -
[Review] Surprises of the Sun [and] A Chime of Windbells
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate: A Weekly Catholic Journal , 11 September 1969; (p. 15)
— Review of Surprises of the Sun 1969 selected work poetry ; A Chime of Windbells : A Year of Japanese Haiku in English Verse Harold Stewart (translator), 1969 anthology poetry prose -
[Review] Surprises of the Sun
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Magazine , no. 4 1969; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Surprises of the Sun 1969 selected work poetry -
James McAuley (1917-1976)
Margaret Giordano
,
Don Norman
,
1984
single work
biography
— Appears in: Tasmanian Literary Landmarks 1984; (p. 191-197) -
y
James McAuley
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1992
Z90326
1992
single work
criticism
-
y
Tasmania and Australian Poetry
Hobart
:
University of Tasmania
,
1984
Z103086
1983
single work
criticism
-
Letters from a Young Poet
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 21 no. 3 1977; (p. 18-21) -
Between Position and Desire : The Love Poetry of James McAuley
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 51 no. 1 1991; (p. 35-54)
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