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This collection contains a selection from Poems and Poems : Volume Two as well as 27 new poems.
Notes
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Dedication: To Thomas Riddell
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Sound recording also available. Performer: Betty Martison.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
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, 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Alter Egoi"Who stands beside me still,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- The Wine is Drunki"The wine is drunk, the woman known.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- In Hospitali"Morning, I dare not stir", single work poetry (p. 5)
- At the Water's Edge (to Vivian Smith)i"Smooth, reptilian, soaring", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Anniversaryi"So the light falls, and so it fell", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Dichterliebei"So hungry-sensitive that he", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Beethoven, 1798 (to Rex Hobcroft)i"He sings, often at night. His voice is shocking.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Old Wife's Talei"Summer, transpose your haunting themes", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The Glass Jari"A child one summer's evening soaked", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- A Postcardi"Snow crusts the boughs' austere entanglement.", single work poetry (p. 12-14)
- Clair de Lune (Poet to Bluestocking)i"Let us walk with this cone of light", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Calm Dayi"Set in the hills' freshwater green", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Hesperiani""The old philosophy's dead and finished", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Giorgio Morandii"An old man in Bologna stares", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Daphne Restoredi"Never will flesh and bone ascend", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- In Zurich by the Tideless Lakei"In Zurich by the tideless lake", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- `I Am the Captain of My Soul'i"But the Captain is drunk, and the crew", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- A Casei"Uprights undid her: spires and trees.", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Often I Wake in Darkness Caro Autem Infirmai"Often I wake in darkness", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Triste, Tristei"In the space between love and sleep", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[To Norman Talbot 30.4.1975]
i
"O how elegant and shiny",
2001
single work
poetry
— Appears in: A Steady Storm of Correspondence : Selected Letters of Gwen Harwood : 1943-1995 2001; (p. 298-299) -
Toward the Heart's True Speech : Voice-Conflict in the Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 43 no. 1 1983; (p. 45-72) -
Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)
— Review of Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems 1980 selected work poetry short story -
Worlds Beyond Words: Gwen Harwood's Selected Poems
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June no. 2 1977; (p. 73-79)
— Review of Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: New Poetry , vol. 24 no. 2 1976; (p. 23-33)
— Review of Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry
-
Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)
— Review of Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems 1980 selected work poetry short story -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 October 1975; (p. 20)
— Review of Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 December 1975; (p. 28)
— Review of Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: New Poetry , vol. 24 no. 2 1976; (p. 23-33)
— Review of Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry -
Worlds Beyond Words: Gwen Harwood's Selected Poems
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June no. 2 1977; (p. 73-79)
— Review of Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry -
Toward the Heart's True Speech : Voice-Conflict in the Poetry of Gwen Harwood
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 43 no. 1 1983; (p. 45-72) -
[To Norman Talbot 30.4.1975]
i
"O how elegant and shiny",
2001
single work
poetry
— Appears in: A Steady Storm of Correspondence : Selected Letters of Gwen Harwood : 1943-1995 2001; (p. 298-299)
Awards
- 1975 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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