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Issue Details: First known date: 1949... 1949 Woman to Man
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1949 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Woman's Songi"O move in me, my darling,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 2)
Woman to Childi"You who were darkness warmed my flesh", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 3)
Conch-Shelli"Virgin and clean the house is washed, and empty", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Makeri"I hold the crimson fruit", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 5)
Paini"Manjack home from the wars walked down the street-", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 6)
Child and Wattle-Treei"Round as a sun is the golden tree.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Sistersi"In the vine-shadows on the veranda,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 8)
Spring After Wari"Winter and spring the clouds drift in,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Childi"To be alone in a strange place in spring", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 11)
Camphor Laureli"Here in the slack of night", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Gardeni"Flowers of red silk and purple velvet grew", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 13)
The World and the Childi"This is the child. He has not yet put out leaves.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Night After Bushfirei"There is no more silence on the plains of the moon,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Bulli"In the olive darkness of the sally-trees", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 17)
Dreami"Travelling through a strange night by a strange light", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Cycadsi"Their smooth dark flames flicker at time's own root.", Judith Wright , single work poetry
A poem about the passing of time and man's eventual death
 (p. 19)
The Twinsi"Not because of their beauty-though they are slender", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 20)
Winter Kestreli"Fierce with hunger and cold", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Floodi"Under the olive-trees and in the orange-groves,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 22-25)
Eli, Elii"To see them go by drowning in the river-", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 26)
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