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y separately published work icon The Bay of Salamis and Other Poems selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Bay of Salamis and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Unley, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Friendly Street Poets , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Address to the Pigeons in Hurtle Squarei"The pigeons in the square", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 25)
Midnight Reflectioni"Last night I woke and saw death in the air,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 26)
Speeding the Dawni"Poets like Ovid, Antipater and Donne", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 27)
Deathbedi"Eyes closed, nose pinched, mouth slack. Life's only link", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 28)
Admonitory Epistlei"Man's hopes, you say, can only bud", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 29)
An Argument for Designi"From cell to galaxy the universe", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 30)
Explanationi"My verse, my friends complain, dwells too much on decay.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 31)
Dawn in the Heat Wavei"After the naked night of twist and sweat", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 32)
To a Creaturei"I was reclining reading a journal,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 33)
To the Great Goddessi"Bitch-goddess, cow-goddess, sow-goddess, great", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 34)
To All the Virusesi"One must salute your swift and skilful plan,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 35)
A Note on Grigson on Pasternaki"Grigson and Pasternak - with all respect", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 36)
Indian Summeri"The air serene, yet sombre", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 37)
A Diatribe Against Diminutivesi"Give the language bib and rattle,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 38)
From Sixty...i"From sixty everything may be the last.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 39)
Change of Governmenti"Trudging up the endless track", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 40)
The Plum Treei"I saw the plum tree blossom prematurely in late winter.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 41)
Lines Written on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Lamented Death of the Late Samuel Johnson Ll.D. as Commemorated at the Residence of N. Lovett Esqure at Adelaide in the Plantations.i"Let observation with extended view", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 42)
Bewarei"I have no fear of hostile stars,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 45)
Warningi"A man who weds a second time would be", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 46)
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