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y separately published work icon First Things Last : Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent David Malouf http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/malouf-david
Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 First Things Last : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wild Lemonsi"Through all those years keeping the present", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Gardeni"In some lights it is simple:", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Martyrdom in Room Fourteeni"The swordstroke and their arms' weight, double-fisted, carries through, away from", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Preludesi"Today: we have come through it", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 5-10)
Elegy : The Absencesi"Tree crickets tap tap tap. They are tunnelling", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 11-14)
For Two Children (Lelo and Alex Tesei)i"Across the lake the small houses appear", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 15)
Deception Bayi"That house is no longer there. Cloud shadows", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 16-23)
Reading a Viewi"Light soars twelve thousand feet into perfect blue. Fires are lit,", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Laddersi"This morning a truck is parked under my window; it is loaded", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Switchi"I am looking for the switch in a darkened room. My hand travels", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 26)
Carpenter's Shedi"The place is cavernous. When you step in out of sunlight at", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Crab Feasti"There is no getting closer", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 28-37)
First Things Lasti"The room on all sides viewless.", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 38-40)
Ode Onei"The new day finds us here. We have come down", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 41-43)
A Poor Man's Guide to Southern Tuscany, David Malouf , single work prose (p. 44-50)
An die Musiki"We might have known it always: music", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
Ode:i"But this was not predicted: none of the angels", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 53-55)
Ode : Stravinsky's Gravei"Transposing our bodies", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 56-58)
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