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y separately published work icon The Wandering Islands selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent A. D. Hope http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hope-a-d
Issue Details: First known date: 1955... 1955 The Wandering Islands
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw , 1955 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Flower Poemi"Not these cut heads posed in a breathless room,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 11)
Easter Hymni"Make no mistake; there will be no forgiveness;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 12)
Observation Cari"To be put on the train and kissed and given my ticket,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Wandering Islandsi"You cannot build bridges between the wandering islands;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Three Romancesi"The curtain splits. I face the night", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
Rawhead and Bloody Bonesi"Rawhead and Bloody Bones", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 20)
X-Ray Photographi"Mapped by its panoply of shade", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Massacre of the Innocentsi"The big sweet muscles of an athlete's dream", A. D. Hope , single work poetry satire (p. 23)
The Invocation Pygmalioni"Now woman, if you have it in you to live,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 24-26)
Ascent into Helli"I, too, at the mid-point, in a well-lit wood", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
The Gatewayi"Now the heart sings with all its thousand voices", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Musei"She is Arachne. Instinct spins the net", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Pleasure of Princesi"What pleasures have great princes? These: to know", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 34)
Imperial Adami"Imperial Adam, naked in the dew,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
The Trophyi"This the builder cannot guess,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 37)
Pyramis or The House of Ascenti"This is their image: the desert and the wild,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 38)
Circe : After the Painting by Dosso Dossii"Behind her not the quivering of a leaf", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Death of the Birdi"For every bird there is this last migration:", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 40)
Invocationi"You near, you watchful, you invisible one", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
William Butler Yeatsi"To have found at last that noble, candid speech", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 43)
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