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  • Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Kingfisher's Soul
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Northumberland,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Bloodaxe Books , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Visitationi"All night wild fire burned in the tree-tops", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Guard's Advicei"An hour before dawn set down moth's flutter", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 36)
Note: Author note: (after reading Rene Char's Les Matinaux)
Easter Fishi"Tonight in the bright void of our kitchen, my wife", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 37)
Note: Dedication: (for Juno Gemes, in memory of her uncle, Miklos Radnoti)
The Greenshanki"In a trench, Miklos Radnoti", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 38)
Note: With first line: Miklos Radnoti, marched from forced labour
Black Laughter, Budapest 1934i"It's summer, it's a fine evening,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 39)
Note: Author note: (after Attila Jozsef)
Autumn, Europe 1943i"Seen through steel-coloured clouds, the sun", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 40)
Note: Author note: (after Miklos Radnoti)
Black Laughter, Sydneyi"It was twilight in a rowing boat on Sydney Harbour,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Interventioni"When Yeats writes, Soul clap its hands", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 42)
Praise and It's Shadowi"Standing on this rocky shore", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 43)
Death of a Cati"Siamese seal-pointer, ghost cat.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 44)
Eurydice and the Mudlarki"Sunlight fades the coloured spine", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 46)
Letter to Eurydicei"Watercolour moon, the window-panes", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 47)
The Floating Headi"I turned off electricity, pulled telephone cords", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 48)
The Serpenti"Twenty crows gathered on a branch,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 49)
Eurydice and the Tawny Frogmouthi"On the low arch", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 50)
Singing His Head Offi"He stumbles on a rocking pontoon", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 51)
Eurydice after a Midnight Stormi"A koel glides from a nest", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 52)
Eurydice in Sydneyi"What was he thinking while I was gone?", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 53)
Eurydice Combs Her Hairi"We reach the end of a bay", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 54)
Eurydice Agapei"A preacher came to Calabash Creek", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 55)
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