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Notes
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Dedication: In memory of my father, followed by and epigraph 'I have known many men, and many men.....'
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The collection is divided into three parts entitled: 'Book I - The Woman of Five Fields'; 'Book II - Of Beauty that is Praise'; 'Book III - As the Ways Descend'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Robertson and Mullens
, 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Dedicatoryi"I have known many men, and many men", single work poetry (p. n.p.)
- The Argosyi"Mark now this argosy which I set sail,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Black Swansi"O ye wild swans, that from your watery element", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The White Swani"Once a child waking heard the beat of those great wings,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- A Song of Swans, sequence poetry (p. 4-5)
- The Murrumbidgee Heardi"O ye wild swans the Murrumbidgee yearning heard, afar,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Never Againi"Never again as of old shall we know the flight", single work poetry (p. 5)
- The Trumpeteri"Dulled is the glossy breast, heavy the wing;", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- The Flight of the Swansi"Long, long ago I stood amid the thundrous rout", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Three Swans Went Byi"Whither, ye wanderers in the heights your wings still dare,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Swans at Nighti"Within the night, above the dark,", single work poetry (p. 11-13)
- The Mopokei"I heard the hautbois of the solitude", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The First Thrushi"Though leaves have fallen long since,", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- The Green-Leeki"Thou wast a leaf,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Godwiti"So far it flew", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Swiftsi"Who has declared to them their powers,", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The Soldier-Birdi"How oft we stalked a leaf and thought it you,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Peeweei"When the dawn awakes, and the morning breaks,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Spoonbilli"Where yonder brooding spoonbill stands,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Ibisi"All day he watched within the reedy flood,", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Mary Gilmore: A Feminine World Expanding Outward
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Stressing the Modern : Cultural Politics in Australian Women's Poetry 2007; (p. 18-51) -
Romanticism, Aboriginality and National Identity: The Poetry and Prose of Mary Gilmore
1998
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , October vol. 29 no. 111 1998; (p. 230-247) -
White Steps on the Way to the International Year of Indigenous People: The Difficulties and Lines of Flight of Mary Gilmore
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Span , December no. 37 1993; (p. 93-107) -
Stubborn Singers of Their Full Song : Mary Gilmore and Lesbia Harford
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993; (p. 108-138) -
The Poetry of Mary Gilmore : The Wild Swan and Other Verse
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 November no. 6 1930; (p. 18-24)
— Review of The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry
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Mary Gilmore's New Poems
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 September vol. 2 no. 9 1930; (p. 235-236)
— Review of The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry -
Australian Books of 1930
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 307-310)
— Review of The Gully and Other Verses 1929 selected work poetry ; The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry ; Queensland Poets 1930 single work criticism ; The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : Comprising Australia Felix, The Way Home, Ultima Thule 1930 selected work novel ; Ten Creeks Run : A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the Murrumbidgee 1930 single work novel ; Men Are Human 1930 single work novel ; Haxby's Circus : The Lightest, Brightest Little Show on Earth 1930 single work novel ; Redheap 1930 single work novel ; The Difficult Art 1930 single work novel ; Negrohead 1929 single work novel ; Earth Battle 1930 single work novel ; Huon Belle : A Novel 1930 single work novel ; Only the Morning 1930 single work novel ; An Outline of Australian Literature 1930 single work criticism ; Souvenirs d'une Parisienne aux Antipodes 1930 single work autobiography ; Knocking Round 1930 selected work criticism biography autobiography prose essay short story ; The Kitchen Table : A Play in One Act 1930 single work drama -
[Review] The Wild Swan
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Daily Mail , 20 September 1930; (p. 16)
— Review of The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry -
The Wild Swan
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 September no. 28927 1930; (p. 8)
— Review of The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry -
Mary Gilmore's Poems
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 20 September 1930; (p. 20)
— Review of The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry -
A Reader's Notebook
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 19 April vol. 2 no. 4 1930; (p. 91-92) In addition to her reviews Palmer comments at length on the re-issue of many war books and the success of London-based Queensland publishers Lindsay, Partridge and P.R. Stephenson. -
Best Sellers; and Why
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 18 August vol. 2 no. 8 1930; (p. 218) A short column on the best sellers in the Australian book market of 1930. Highlighted are two books by Australian authors - Mary Gilmore's The Wild Swan : Poems and Vance Palmer's Men Are Human. A list is included of Best Sellers in England, Best Sellers in the U.S.A. and the A.B.A.N.Z. List of the best selling general literature, novels of literary merit and novels for popular reading in the Australian and New Zealand market. -
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report]
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 17 October vol. 2 no. 10 1930; (p. 250) Brief report of the September meeting of the Society. Lavater reviewed The Wild Swan and Knocking Round, Hayball reviewed The Book of Beauty and McKellar The Singing Gold. Leckie's motion to appoint a sub-committee to 'establish a standard' for Australian literature was sent to committee. -
Mary Gilmore: A Feminine World Expanding Outward
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Stressing the Modern : Cultural Politics in Australian Women's Poetry 2007; (p. 18-51) -
Stubborn Singers of Their Full Song : Mary Gilmore and Lesbia Harford
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993; (p. 108-138)
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