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Issue Details: First known date: 1957... 1957 Act One : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:MacDonald , 1957 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
An Apology for His Makingi"To be played, in exaltation, to be played on,", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. xi)
The Farmer's Talei"Morning by night and evening after noon,", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
The Hurtful Love (Four Views of Nature), Randolph Stow , sequence poetry (p. 15-19)
The Fisherman's Talei"Lamplight burns away in an ash of cloud;", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Gardener's Talei"She comes in calms", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
The Shepherdess's Talei"Here once she lay, the wanton-minded maid,", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Seashells and Sandalwoodi"My childhood was seashells and sandalwood, windmills", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 20)
Sea Childreni"When the sun blew over the hills on the dry east wind", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 21)
Country Childreni"Country children know more than they know;", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 22)
Child with Corali"A branch of whitest stone - a frozen tree", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 23)
As He Lay Dyingi"As he lay dying, two fat crows", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 24)
Child Portraits, with Background : In Southern Foresti"A child was born among sky-scraping trees", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 25)
Child Portraits, with Background : On Northern Downsi"There was another, living where the sun", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
The Farmer's Boy, with Ladiesi"This is the dream of his virginal young age:", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
The Farmer's Parablei"Once in this angry land, they say, a boy,", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 29)
November Eveningi"Here in this blue world, in this dusky land", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 30)
Of Arts and Artistsi"Capture this pony for me, catch the angry mane,", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 31)
Complaint Against Himselfi"There is no thing of beauty that this hand,", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Note: After poem: "This poem has been awarded the Second Prize in the Cheltenham Festival Poetry Competition, 1957".
The Irish Child (for I.V.S.)i"And are you hungry for the hills?", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 37)
Mahomet's Treasurei"A mad-eyed house", Randolph Stow , single work poetry (p. 38)
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