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  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Craze Field of Dried Mudi"These lagoons, these anabranches,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Grassfire Stanzasi"August, and black centres expand on the afternoon paddock.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 41)
Homage to the Launching-Placei"Pleasure-craft of the sprung rhythms, bed,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 43)
First Essay on Interesti"Not usury, but interest. The cup slowed in mid-raise,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Fishermen at South Headi"They have walked out as far as they can go on the prow of the continent,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 46)
View of Sydney, Australia, from Gladesville Road Bridgei"There's that other great arch eastward, with its hanging highways;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 47)
Quintets for Robert Morleyi"Is it possible that hyper-", Les Murray , single work poetry humour (p. 48)
Equanimityi"Nests of golden porridge shattered in the silky-oak trees,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 48)
Showeri"From the metal poppy", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 52)
Three Poems in Memory of My Mother, Miriam Murray nee Arnall (Born 13.5.1915, Died 19.4.1951), Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 54)
Weightsi"Not owning a cart, my father", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 54)
Midsummer Icei"Remember how I used", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 54)
Machine Portraits with Pendant Spacemani"The bulldozer stands short as a boot on its heel-high ripple soles;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 55)
The Hypogeumi"Below the moveable gardens of this shopping centre", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 61)
Second Essay on Interest: The Emui"Weathered blond as a grass tree, a huge Beatles haircut", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 61)
A Retrospect of Humidityi"All the air conditioners now slacken", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 64)
Flowering Eucalypt in Autumni"That slim creek out of the sky", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 65)
The Chimes of Neverwherei"How many times did the Church prevent war?", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 66)
The Smell of Coal Smokei"John Brown, glowing far and down,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 67)
The Darki"The last interior is darkness. Befuddled past-midnight", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 70)
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