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y separately published work icon Child with a Cockatoo, and Other Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Rosemary Dobson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/dobson-rosemary
Issue Details: First known date: 1955... 1955 Child with a Cockatoo, 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.
The Raising of the Deadi"Moved by the miracles of saints--", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 3)
Paintingsi"Climate of stillness: though I hear", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Bystanderi"I am the one who looks the other way.", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 5)
Detail from an Annunciation by Crivellii"My sisters played beyond the doorway,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastiani"My scarlet coat lies on the ground,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 7)
An Apologyi"Call me a simple man. I make no claims--", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 8)
Commissioned Altar-Piecei"Head bowed, the Virgin, with attentive air,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 9)
Commissioned Portraiti"He said he'd have his hand upon his sword,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 10)
Painter of Umbriai"Francesco Calvi, Umbrian by birth", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Landscape in Italyi"Were there, then, roses in the grass?", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Convertsi"The painter, out of summer sun", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Mirror : Jan Vermeer Speaksi"Time that is always gone stays still", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Two Visionsi"How strange to lie upon a bed", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Wildwoodi"In desert waste, on thorny hill", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Child with a Cockatooi"Paid by my lord, one portrait, Lady Anne,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Alphabeti"My Twenty-six, my leaden men,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 23)
Note: Epigraph: "With Twenty-six Soldiers of Lead I Shall/Conquer the World"
The Tigeri"The tiger paces up and down", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 24)
Ampersandi"I lie between the black & white,", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Plagiaristi"In my despair I knit the bones", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Missali"The lovely, lost, italic curve", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 27)
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