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* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Brindabella Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Introduction,
single work
criticism
(p. 7-8)Haskell describes the sea imagery of Kenneth Slessor.
- Undinei"IN Undine's mirror the cutpurse found", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Winter Dawni"At five I wake, rise, rub on the smoking pane", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Passenger by 'Greycliffe'i"Who sits beside you in the empty seat,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Captain Dobbini"Captain Dobbin, having retired from the South Seas", single work poetry (p. 13-18)
- The Atlas : 3 : Dutch Seacoasti"NO wind of Life may strike within", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Atlas : 4 : Mermaidsi"ONCE Mermaids mocked your ships", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Atlas : 5 : the Seafighti"Here in a gulf of golden leaf", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Untitledi"Cook was a captain of the Admiralty", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Untitledi"Flowers turned to stone! Not all the botany", single work poetry (p. 24-26)
- Untitledi"Two chronometers the captain had,", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Untitledi"Sometimes the god would fold his wings", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Untitledi"After the candles had gone out, and those", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- Watersi"This Water, like a sky that no one uses,", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Metempsychosisi"Suddenly to become John Benbow, walking down William Street", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Out of Timei"I saw Time flowing like the hundred yachts", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Five Bellsi"Time that is moved by little fidget wheels", single work poetry (p. 36-40)
- Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", single work poetry war literature (p. 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Pressing Matters on the Mind
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 November 1990; (p. 81)
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Pressing Matters on the Mind
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 November 1990; (p. 81)
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