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The definitive collection of work from one of Australia’s preeminent twentieth century poets, Kenneth Slessor, drawing from his acclaimed books, Earth Visitors (1926), Cuckooz Contrey (1932) and Five Bells (1939). This selection was first published as One Hundred Poems in 1944 (with the addition of three further poems in 1957), and includes an introduction by Dennis Haskell and an Author’s Note. From his historical series, ‘Five Visions of Captain Cook’, to his memorial to the loss of a friend, the iconic ‘Five Bells’, and from the tragic landscape of El Alamein, influenced by his stint as a war correspondent and made famous in ‘Beach Burial’, to the meditation ‘Out of Time’, Slessor’s poetry continues to dazzle contemporary audiences. A master of modern verse, Slessor explores the themes of art, death and time, displaying an impressive range: from sorrow to satire, melodrama to poignant intensity. His work still influences and inspires younger generations, and the prestigious Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize is named in his honour.
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Contents
- Earth-Visitors (to N.L.)i"There were strange riders once, came gusting down", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Nurembergi"So quiet it was in that high, sun-steeped room,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Pan at Lane Covei"Scaly with poison, bright with flame,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Taoisti"Those friends of Lao-Tzu, those wise old men", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Rubens' Innocentsi"If all those tumbling babes of heaven,", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Marco Poloi"Reading how Marco Polo came", single work poetry (p. 9-11)
- Chessmeni"Chafing on flags of ebony and pearl,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Mangrovesi"These black bush-waters, heavy with crusted boughs", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Thief of the Mooni"Thief of the moon, thou robber of old delight,", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Heine in Parisi"LATE : a cold smear of sunlight bathes the room;", single work poetry (p. 13-16)
- Winter Dawni"AT five I wake, rise, rub on the smoking pane", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- The Man of Sentiment, single work drama (p. 18-28)
- Thieves' Kitcheni"Good roaring pistol-boys, brave lads of gold,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- A Surrenderi"When, to those Venusbergs, thy breasts,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Starsi""THESE are the floating berries of the night,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- The Ghosti"Bees of old Spanish wine", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Undinei"IN Undine's mirror the cutpurse found", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Next Turni"NO pause! The buried pipes ring out,", single work poetry (p. 33)
- City Nightfalli"SMOKE upon smoke; over the stone lips", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Adventure Bayi"Sophie's my world - my arm must soon or later", single work poetry (p. 34)
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Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Australien
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Verdenslitteraturer : Introduktion til litteraturen uden for Europa 2019; (p. 253-284) -
Slessor's Politics
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Spring vol. 56 no. 3 1996; (p. 54-67) - y Kenneth Slessor Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451632 1995 single work criticism
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Slessor
1971
single work
obituary
(for Kenneth Slessor
)
— Appears in: Makar , November vol. 7 no. 3 1971; (p. 1-3) -
Untitled
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Critical Essays on Kenneth Slessor 1968; (p. 62-66)
— Review of One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 1944 selected work poetry
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Selected Poems of Kenneth Slessor
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry , June no. 15 1945; (p. 42-46)
— Review of One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 1944 selected work poetry -
Poetry is Not Dead
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 17 no. 1 1945; (p. 114-118)
— Review of One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 1944 selected work poetry ; Poems from the desert 1944 selected work poetry ; Spright and Geist 1944 selected work poetry ; The Moonlit Doorway : Poems 1944 selected work poetry -
Harbor and Ocean
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 1 November vol. 65 no. 3377 1944; (p. 2)
— Review of One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 1944 selected work poetry -
Poet of Time and the Waters
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 6 no. 1 1945; (p. 46-48)
— Review of One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 1944 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1945; (p. 135-137)
— Review of One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 1944 selected work poetry -
On Provincialism
1945
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Christmas edition) , 12 December vol. 66 no. 3435 1945; (p. 2) - y Kenneth Slessor Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451632 1995 single work criticism
-
Slessor
1971
single work
obituary
(for Kenneth Slessor
)
— Appears in: Makar , November vol. 7 no. 3 1971; (p. 1-3) -
Kenneth Slessor : Romantic and Modern
1965
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Preoccupations in Australian Poetry 1965; (p. 145-159) Kenneth Slessor : Critical Readings 1997; (p. 62-76) -
One Hundred Poems 1919-1939 : Index of First Lines
1954
single work
bibliography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 15 no. 4 1954; (p. 301-303)