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Notes
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Divided into three sections : The Coal (pp.9-17), Deep Well (pp.19-36), and Tumult of the Swans (pp.37-50).
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Acknowledgements are made to The Bulletin, Southerly, Jindyworobak Anthology and The Sydney Morning Herald in which journals this verse first appeared.
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Dedication: To Lisa/ I have desired to go/ Where springs not fail.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw
, 1953 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Coali"Transfixed by stars, he lay upon the bed", single work poetry (p. 9 - 17)
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Deep Welli"I am at Deep Well where the spirit trees",
single work
poetry
(p. 19- 36)
Note: Poem is written in sixteen parts. With first line: 'After our labouring train had passed'. Includes epigraph: Nel Mezzo del cammin di nostra vita/ mi ritrovai peruna selva oscura/ che la diritta via era smarrita. Dante: Inferno, canto i.
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Tumult of the Swansi"I breathed into the ash,",
single work
poetry
(p. 37 - 50)
Note: Poem is written in twelve parts. Includes epigraph: 'e quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle. Dante: Inferno, canto xxxiv'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 9 no. 3 1955; (p. 59)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
[Brief review]
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 20 no. 3 1954; (p. 46)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 February 1954;
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
Short Views
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 15 no. 4 1954; (p. 264-265)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
Bush and Desert
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 November vol. 74 no. 3848 1953; (p. 2)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 1953; (p. 472-474)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1953 1953 anthology poetry ; Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
Bush and Desert
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 November vol. 74 no. 3848 1953; (p. 2)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
Short Views
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 15 no. 4 1954; (p. 264-265)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 February 1954;
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry -
[Brief review]
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 20 no. 3 1954; (p. 46)
— Review of Tumult of the Swans 1953 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1953 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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