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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.
Confessioni"To know and feel are hard.", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 29)
Credoi"That each thing is a word", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Six Days of Creation, James McAuley , sequence poetry (p. 32-38)
Flighti"Far below, each wave uprears", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Exilei"He dreams often of going back,", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 42)
Autumn Odei"Summer relenting, the rose dynasty", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 43)
Holidayi"Sunlight runs like fluid gold in the veins,", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Cloaki"With fifty years not lived but gone, we find", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 45)
Released on Parolei"Out walking in July", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 46)
Against the Darki"Life to be understood turns into legend:", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 47)
In the Twentieth Centuryi"Christ, you walked on the sea,", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Magpiei"The magpie's mood is never surly;", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 53)
Valediction: Roy Campbelli"He stood against the levelling stampede", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 54)
In Regard to T.S. Elioti"A distant shepherd on the plain", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 55)
The Convict and the Lady : An Incident in St George's Church, Battery Pointi"Voluntaries of Clarke and Boyce", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Liberal or Innocent by Definitioni"This is the solid-looking quagmire", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 58)
Ronsardian Ode : The Onset of Spring 1966i"Bull upon whose croup", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 59)
Song of the Childi"What shall we give the Child?", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 60)
A Plot Unmaskedi"You are under arrest, Mr. Eugene.", James McAuley , single work poetry satire (p. 61)
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