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y separately published work icon The Birdsville Track and Other Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Douglas Stewart http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/stewart-douglas
Issue Details: First known date: 1955... 1955 The Birdsville Track and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1955 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Everlastingi"So here you are, my small hot friend,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 23)
Cicada Songi"Sumer is icumen in,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 24)
Blackberry Piei"Blackberries glistening under the moon,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Snow Gumi"It is the snow-gum silently,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Birdsville Track, Douglas Stewart , sequence poetry (p. 27-46)
The Fierce Countryi"Three hundred miles to Birdsville from Marree", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 29)
Marreei"Oh the corrugated-iron town", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Namelessi"Glint of pebbles in the sun,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
The Whipmakeri"One thousand miles from everywhere", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Afghani"Mopping his coppery forehead under his turban,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Track Beginsi"Where red stones burn and white stones flash", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 33)
Grasshopperi"And then the red stone hopped", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 33)
World's Endi"Bright and golden and hard like some great spark", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
The Brumbyi"Two dingoes and a brumby:", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Humoristsi"The red cow died and the Hereford bull,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Ruinsi"Two golden butterflies mating over the ruins", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 35)
Place Namesi"Ethadinna, Mira Mitta,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Mulesi"Having no foal of their own those two mad mules", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 36)
Sombreroi"In a cowboy hat and a dark-green shirt,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 37)
Lizardi"The bicycle lizard heard a noise", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 38)
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