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Dedication: For Sybille, Vanessa, Gabrielle and Nicholas
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Bedlam Hillsi"Corroded flat as hills allow,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Bird Sanctuaryi"I came down to the tideless bay", single work poetry (p. 2)
- The Shadowi"Something in the landscape", single work poetry (p. 3)
- In Summer Raini"While summer rain makes green the air", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Summer Band Concerti"Tired with its dogs and doves", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Fishermen, Winteri"In the bay across the broken threshold sand", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Thylacinei"They'll not find him in the hills", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Deserted Bandstand, Kingston Beachi"Turning from the sketched pines", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Alceste's Resolution Alceste (to Gwen Harwood)i""My need too for beginnings drove me here", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Old Men are Facts : The Ship's Graveyard, Risdon, Tasmaniai"When I was a boy I heard the sea upstairs in a shell.", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Despite the Roomi"Into this cave of night, darkness", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Water-Beetlesi"O water murmur, gently well", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Winteri"Winter is this city's world:", single work poetry (p. 13)
- For My Daughteri"Made from nothing: bud and rose,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Mythi"The child ran to find the bird,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Last Summeri"The hawk with heavy-lidded eyes", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Fishermen, Drowned Beyond the West Coasti"Someone said dead men make islands in the sea", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Late Autumn Dovei"O see where settling now and taking shape", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Other Meaningi"There is another meaning here--in birds", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Advice One Seasoni"This is one season of the heart's dismay", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 1983 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Poetry
- 1982 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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