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Notes
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Dedication: To Katharine whose novel Working Bullocks convinced a youth that it was possible and necessary to write of our country and our people.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Australasian Book Society
, 1966 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Country, sequence poetry (p. 11-23)
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This Human Droughti"I've seen the green hopes wither in young eyes,",
single work
poetry
(p. 13)
Note: With title: Human Drought
- Harvest Timei"Across my life, this year's a watershed.", single work poetry (p. 14-21) Section: Country
- Invitationi"We can hear the magpies talk", single work poetry (p. 22)
- By the Avoni"Do you remember, by the Avon,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- War, sequence poetry (p. 25-32)
- Darwin Nighti"Here on the rocks at dusk the soldiers watch,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- To the Dauntedi"You would press back our ripening nationhood;", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Not Againi"Red soil to the horizon, stripped and worn,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Letter from Rabauli"The mob is arguing in the tent,", single work poetry (p. 30-32)
- Peace, sequence poetry (p. 33-46)
- Soldier Becomes Mechanici"Now the machines have changed beneath my hands", single work poetry (p. 35)
- We Want a Homei"Woman: We want a home. How much is said with that!", single work poetry (p. 36-39)
- Prisons of the Poori"We, who are walled by wages inched and pegged,", single work poetry (p. 40)
- The Price of Bloodi"Truman looked from the White House,", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- She Will Be Freei"As I lay sleeping", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Into Battle with a Songi"'I am going into battle with a song!'", single work poetry (p. 45)
- In this Strange Borderlandi"In that strange borderland 'tween sleep and waking,", single work poetry (p. 46)
- The Worker, sequence poetry (p. 47-71)
- Early Finish Midnight Shifti"Our eyes were burnt with floodlight, rasped with dust;", single work poetry (p. 49)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 March 1968; (p. 10)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Public Worlds: Private Places : A Review of Recent Australian Poetry
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 28 no. 2 1968; (p. 145-160)
— Review of Elijah's Ravens : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; An Eye for a Tooth : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Rock and the Pool 1967 selected work poetry ; Grendel 1967 selected work poetry ; Poems Soft and Loud 1967 selected work poetry ; Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1936-1967 1967 selected work poetry ; Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems 1967 selected work poetry ; The Dolphin 1967 selected work poetry ; Segments of the Bowl 1967 selected work poetry ; East of Living 1967 selected work poetry ; The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry -
Sermons and Soda Water
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 5 no. 12 1966; (p. 237)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 December 1966; (p. 12)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Shipyard Verse
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1954-1955) no. 2 1954; (p. 21)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry
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Public Worlds: Private Places : A Review of Recent Australian Poetry
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 28 no. 2 1968; (p. 145-160)
— Review of Elijah's Ravens : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; An Eye for a Tooth : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Rock and the Pool 1967 selected work poetry ; Grendel 1967 selected work poetry ; Poems Soft and Loud 1967 selected work poetry ; Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1936-1967 1967 selected work poetry ; Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems 1967 selected work poetry ; The Dolphin 1967 selected work poetry ; Segments of the Bowl 1967 selected work poetry ; East of Living 1967 selected work poetry ; The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry -
Shipyard Verse
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1954-1955) no. 2 1954; (p. 21)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 December 1966; (p. 12)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Sermons and Soda Water
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 5 no. 12 1966; (p. 237)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 March 1968; (p. 10)
— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry
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