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  • Authors:agent Geoffrey Lehmann , http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lehmann-geoffrey Les Murray . http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1965... 1965 The Ilex Tree
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Australian National University Press , 1965 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Noonday Axemani"Axe-fall, echo and silence. Noonday silence.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 31-33)
Beside the Highwayi"In the Aboriginal Settlement, men are sleeping", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Away-Bound Traini"I stand in a house of trees, and it is evening:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 35-37)
Spring Haili"This is for spring and hail, that you may remember:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Driving Through Sawmill Townsi"In the high cool country,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
The Traveller Hasteth Through the Eveningi"Leaving warm farmers'-homes", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 45)
An Imagei"Lions on a beach at dusk. A strange quality", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 46)
Old Man Possumi"We did not know that you were dying old man possum", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
Summer Nighti"Gardenias scent the blue-black sky which glows", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 48)
Late Autumni"In the Canberra sky a light blue haze", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Last Campaigni"In the hot valley of the never was", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 50)
Emperor Mao and the Sparrows, Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
Pope Alexander Farewells His Daughteri"Eager and flushed you came to me at night", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 53)
Christmas Beetlei"From the cool night this glossy stranger came,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 54)
Lines for a Chinese Tear-Jari"Back from the wars my lord comes riding.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 55)
The Pigsi"My grey-eyed father kept pigs on his farm", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Pieces for My Fatheri"My father did not like the Swedish vases", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
IV (from Pieces for My Father)i"On his sore ageing legs my father rubs", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 59)
Two Photographsi"My sister took two photographs I love,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 60)
For William Rainer My Grandfatheri"Eidsvold, hard, tropical former mining town", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 61-63)
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