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y separately published work icon Surprises of the Sun selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent James McAuley http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/mcauley-james
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 Surprises of the Sun
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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.", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 3)
One Tuesday in Summeri"That sultry afternoon the world went strange.", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 4)
Becausei"My father and my mother never quarrelled.", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Wistariai"Does that wistaria vine still break in flower", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 7)
Tabletalki"In tabletalk my father used to tell", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 8)
Soundingsi"At sixteen, was it, I used to take", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 9)
Self-Portrait, Newcastle, 1942...i"First day, by the open window,", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
20th June, 1942i"We scandalized the registrar", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 12)
Catherine Hill Bay 1942i"White clouds twirled above us", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 13)
Father, Mother, Soni"From the domed head the defeated eyes peer out,", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 14)
Valei"Greengrocer and black prince in shrilling choir", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
In the Huon Valleyi"Propped boughs are heavy with apples,", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 17)
St John's Park, New Towni"Often I walk alone", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 21)
Pietai"A year ago you came", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 22)
One Thing at Leasti"One thing at least I understood", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 23)
Legendaryi"You are the fish that hides", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 24)
Marinei"Drowning my grappled sight", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 25)
Summer's Closei"We too have lain in the furrow", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 26)
Tapestryi"Alert to the waldhorn", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 27)
Girl Gathering Rosesi"Earth's roses never can possess", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 28)
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