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  • Dedication: For Patricia

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Currawong , 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sesamei"I have what I have had, say I:", John Thompson , single work poetry
Varietyi"Though Jack was wed for fifty years to Jill", John Thompson , single work poetry
A Clowni"He set up shields of laughter", John Thompson , single work poetry
Lyrici"THE songs of adolescence", John Thompson , single work poetry
For Whom The Cap Fitsi"How now? A rat, a rat", John Thompson , single work poetry
Rebellioni"Let me be no victim who", John Thompson , single work poetry
Refugei"I hear the clock in the half gloom", John Thompson , single work poetry
Meditation on a Scene-England, 1936i"Today the Vicar's eyes are glad and bright.", John Thompson , single work poetry
A Salutationi"O Night, it is a rich fate to have been", John Thompson , single work poetry
When, Unobserved-i"When, unobserved, I watch your quiet face,", John Thompson , single work poetry
Chessi"Two Gods devise the scene:", John Thompson , single work poetry
Souvenir of Elizabethanismi"When I have spent my gusto and my grace", John Thompson , single work poetry
Winter Wordsi"Now toil be ended once again", John Thompson , single work poetry
The Farm Hand Do Talki"Oh, pig be loose in mangel-ground", John Thompson , single work poetry
The Wife Do Talki"My man be hedgin' wi' his hook.", John Thompson , single work poetry
County Mannersi"In bare November, when the icy mist", John Thompson , single work poetry
The Enemies of the Peoplei"The ignorant face came towards me like a fish", John Thompson , single work poetry
1937i"Who sings? Why, there are multitudes who sing:", John Thompson , single work poetry
1939i"He is a brown old elephant, heavily laden,", John Thompson , single work poetry
1940i"Bad follows bad. worse worse, and every climax", John Thompson , single work poetry
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Works about this Work

John Thompson, the Poet as Broadcaster Peter Kirkpatrick , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'John Thompson (1907-1968) was once an influential figure in Australian literature, not only as a poet but also as a broadcaster and editor, but is now generally overlooked if not forgotten. This essay re-evaluates Thompson's career along with his poetry through his experience as a radio producer, examining his changing sense of the radiophonic possibilities of verse. It pays particular attention to the ABC's flagship poetry programme, Quality Street, which Thompson created and which lasted a remarkable twenty-seven years (1946-1973). Given that there have been conflicts from the ABC's inception between its twin roles as public educator and publicly-funded entertainer, the longevity of Quality Street suggests that Thompson managed to strike a workable balance within the broad spectrum of the 'middlebrow', which is a key term throughout. The essay concludes by considering the wider implications of this.' (Author's abstract)
Contemporary Left-Wing Poets Vincent Buckley , 1956 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Port Phillip Gazette , Autumn vol. 2 no. 3 1956; (p. 20-33) Essays in Poetry, Mainly Australian 1957; (p. 52-69)
Poet's Progress R. G. Howarth , 1946 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 7 no. 2 1946; (p. 112-113)
— Review of Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry
Untitled S. Musgrove , 1946 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , [Autumn] vol. 5 no. 1 1946; (p. 80-85)
— Review of First Poems David Craig , 1944 selected work poetry ; As Iron Hills : Poems Flexmore Hudson , 1944 selected work poetry ; Poems : 1934-1944 Ian Mudie , 1945 selected work poetry ; Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry ; The Turning Year Joseph O'Dwyer , 1944 selected work poetry
Universal Disapproval 1945 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 July vol. 66 no. 3415 1945; (p. 2)
— Review of Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry
Poets Known and Poets New R. G. H. , 1945 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 July no. 33553 1945; (p. 8)
— Review of As Iron Hills : Poems Flexmore Hudson , 1944 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Andrew White , 1944 selected work poetry ; Poems Furnley Maurice , 1944 selected work poetry ; Poems : 1934-1944 Ian Mudie , 1945 selected work poetry ; Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry
Untitled S. Musgrove , 1946 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , [Autumn] vol. 5 no. 1 1946; (p. 80-85)
— Review of First Poems David Craig , 1944 selected work poetry ; As Iron Hills : Poems Flexmore Hudson , 1944 selected work poetry ; Poems : 1934-1944 Ian Mudie , 1945 selected work poetry ; Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry ; The Turning Year Joseph O'Dwyer , 1944 selected work poetry
Untitled George Farwell , 1945 single work review
— Appears in: ABC Weekly , 12 May 1945; (p. 31)
— Review of Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry
Universal Disapproval 1945 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 July vol. 66 no. 3415 1945; (p. 2)
— Review of Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry
Poet's Progress R. G. Howarth , 1946 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 7 no. 2 1946; (p. 112-113)
— Review of Sesame and Other Poems John Thompson , 1944 selected work poetry
John Thompson, the Poet as Broadcaster Peter Kirkpatrick , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'John Thompson (1907-1968) was once an influential figure in Australian literature, not only as a poet but also as a broadcaster and editor, but is now generally overlooked if not forgotten. This essay re-evaluates Thompson's career along with his poetry through his experience as a radio producer, examining his changing sense of the radiophonic possibilities of verse. It pays particular attention to the ABC's flagship poetry programme, Quality Street, which Thompson created and which lasted a remarkable twenty-seven years (1946-1973). Given that there have been conflicts from the ABC's inception between its twin roles as public educator and publicly-funded entertainer, the longevity of Quality Street suggests that Thompson managed to strike a workable balance within the broad spectrum of the 'middlebrow', which is a key term throughout. The essay concludes by considering the wider implications of this.' (Author's abstract)
Contemporary Left-Wing Poets Vincent Buckley , 1956 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Port Phillip Gazette , Autumn vol. 2 no. 3 1956; (p. 20-33) Essays in Poetry, Mainly Australian 1957; (p. 52-69)
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