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Dedication: For Patsy, my wife, & Lew Kidd.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1966 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Flyi"A fly! in my office room", single work poetry (p. 1-3)
- Jigsaw Puzzlei"My father always let me do the sky.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Birthi"I cannot resist now and then being born", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Castlei"I walked once as a child", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Schoolboyi"Once, long ago, I walked each morning", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Trafalgari"The present is moving no further away", single work poetry (p. 8-10)
- On the Beachi"Give me my daily ration", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Death by Drowningi"Nightmarish dreams he had that he was drowning.", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Meetingi"When you deliberately avoid", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Spirit-Childi"Something", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Cicadas - Sestinai"On that exultant shrilling, that wild stridulation!", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- Hibiscusi"Sometimes I see them as red parasols", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Aaron's Rodi"Aaron unties the sack", single work poetry (p. 17)
- On Being Vulnerablei"I think I am as brave as most", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Cricketsi"She said what kind of bird is that", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Pattern on as Pavementi"The pavement like an etched plate", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The Talking Clothesi"And so they stepped", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Postage Stampi"If you should ever have to", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Scatterlingi"Those who run away, run", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Via Crucisi"Those who run away, run", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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"He Will Be Lonely in Heaven" : Australasian Poet : William Hart-Smith, 23 November 1911 - 15 April 1990
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Southern Review , November vol. 23 no. 3 1990; (p. 190 -199) -
Recent Australian Poetry
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , February no. 14 1967; (p. 44-49)
— Review of The Other Half : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; The Gift : Poems 1959-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; In Charcoal and Conte 1966 selected work poetry -
Poetic Fisticuffs
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 27 no. 1 1967; (p. 60-71)
— Review of The Dawn Is at Hand 1966 selected work poetry ; A Different Kind of Breathing : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Two Tides 1966 selected work poetry ; The Gift : Poems 1959-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; XI Hunter Valley Poets + VII 1966 anthology poetry ; In Charcoal and Conte 1966 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: Books and Bookmen , vol. 11 no. 11 1966; (p. 34)
— Review of The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
The Miniature Zoo
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 October vol. 88 no. 4521 1966; (p. 42)
— Review of The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry
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Poetic Fisticuffs
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 27 no. 1 1967; (p. 60-71)
— Review of The Dawn Is at Hand 1966 selected work poetry ; A Different Kind of Breathing : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Two Tides 1966 selected work poetry ; The Gift : Poems 1959-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; XI Hunter Valley Poets + VII 1966 anthology poetry ; In Charcoal and Conte 1966 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Other Half : Poems
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1966; (p. 23)
— Review of Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 December 1966; (p. 12)
— Review of Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : 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
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 1966; (p. 17)
— Review of The Talking Clothes : Poems 1966 selected work poetry -
"He Will Be Lonely in Heaven" : Australasian Poet : William Hart-Smith, 23 November 1911 - 15 April 1990
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Southern Review , November vol. 23 no. 3 1990; (p. 190 -199)
Awards
- 1966 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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