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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Late Tutoriali"The afternoon dark increases with the clock", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Criminal Courti"So each man's wounded methodical life", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Various Wakings, single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Willow and Fig and Stonei"The weight of sap, and the weight of stone:", single work poetry (p. 7-9)
- Reading to My Sick Daughteri"Winter drains and spills. Its mark", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Didactic Songi"Pretend as you like, but she will grow", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Sinn Fein: 1957i"Often I stood with them", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- To Praise a Wifei"To praise a wife, what things must enter in:", single work poetry (p. 15-19)
- Borrowing of Treesi"I was born under a continual", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Before Pentecosti"My soul has learned the country of her fear", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Catullus at Thirtyi"If I should take your heavy head", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Wedge-Tailed Eaglei"A shape suspended, bronze on shallow grey,", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Four Stages of Eveningi"Seeing that man is set upon his journey", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- Anzac Dayi"A match lit, and the ruddy light", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Walking in Irelandi"Everything here, strange in its very nearness,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- To Brigid in Sussex (from Cambridge)i"When I think of you first, it is not a real presence", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Master-Marineri"Who fought on and found landfall -", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Father and Soni"The tall wheels grate into the miles", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Song for Resurrection Dayi"O world I covet, earth of heaven,", single work poetry (p. 38)
- To the Blessed Virgini"Love, you are my beginning and my crown.", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Poetry and Confessing : Francis Webb, Vincent Buckley and the Case of Cardinal Mindszenty
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 174-180) -
Vincent Buckley and His Land of No Fathers : The Irish Shadow on His Work
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Shadow of the Precursor 2012; (p. 38-47) ‘Vincent Buckley maintained that as an Irish Australian he had grown up as a member of a persecuted minority. He also claimed that, although this minority was crucial in shaping the Australian identity, its members had failed to keep an imaginative connection with their homeland. Much of his work can be read as an attempt to rediscover this link, but his understanding of the Irish element changes over his career. In his earlier work, his concern is with the Irish tradition of WB Yeats and James Joyce, and with his own forefathers as people dispossessed by the heartless English. Later he becomes involved with the fate of the nationalists in Northern Ireland. This leads him both to take direct political action in Australia and to write some of his most significant poems. These show the influence of Seamus Heaney or John Kinsella rather than Yeats, but also bring to bear a distinctly Australian sensibility.’ (38) -
Singing Mastery : The Poetics of Vincent Buckley
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 34 no. 2 1989; (p. 50-56) -
Vincent Buckley : The Poetry of Presence
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 31-34) Falling into Language 1990; (p. 85-96) - y The Poetry of Vincent Buckley : An Essay in Interpretation Z380747 1969 single work criticism
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Untitled
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 9 September 1961; (p. 9)
— Review of Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry -
Poetry Chronicle
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 20 no. 4 1961; (p. 492-508)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Inside the Whale : Poems 1960 selected work poetry -
Crucifixion of the Mind
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 September vol. 82 no. 4257 1961; (p. 34-36)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Poems from Literature and from Life
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 22 no. 1 1962; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry -
Six Books of Verse
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Summer vol. 6 no. 1 1962; (p. 93-96)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Vincent Buckley and His Land of No Fathers : The Irish Shadow on His Work
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Shadow of the Precursor 2012; (p. 38-47) ‘Vincent Buckley maintained that as an Irish Australian he had grown up as a member of a persecuted minority. He also claimed that, although this minority was crucial in shaping the Australian identity, its members had failed to keep an imaginative connection with their homeland. Much of his work can be read as an attempt to rediscover this link, but his understanding of the Irish element changes over his career. In his earlier work, his concern is with the Irish tradition of WB Yeats and James Joyce, and with his own forefathers as people dispossessed by the heartless English. Later he becomes involved with the fate of the nationalists in Northern Ireland. This leads him both to take direct political action in Australia and to write some of his most significant poems. These show the influence of Seamus Heaney or John Kinsella rather than Yeats, but also bring to bear a distinctly Australian sensibility.’ (38) -
Singing Mastery : The Poetics of Vincent Buckley
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 34 no. 2 1989; (p. 50-56) -
Vincent Buckley : The Poetry of Presence
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 31-34) Falling into Language 1990; (p. 85-96) - y The Poetry of Vincent Buckley : An Essay in Interpretation Z380747 1969 single work criticism
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Vincent Buckley as Poet
1962
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , Spring vol. 6 no. 4 1962; (p. 55-65)
Awards
- 1962 winner ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
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