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Editor's note: Contains all poems from One Hundred Poems (1944) with some 'later pieces of the greatest distinction'.
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Dedication: To Pauline and Paul
Contents
- Earth-Visitors (to N.L.)i"There were strange riders once, came gusting down", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Nurembergi"So quiet it was in that high, sun-steeped room,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Pan at Lane Covei"Scaly with poison, bright with flame,", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Taoisti"Those friends of Lao-Tzu, those wise old men", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Rubens' Innocentsi"If all those tumbling babes of heaven,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Marco Poloi"Reading how Marco Polo came", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Chessmeni"Chafing on flags of ebony and pearl,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Mangrovesi"These black bush-waters, heavy with crusted boughs", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Thief of the Mooni"Thief of the moon, thou robber of old delight,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- 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)
- A Surrenderi"When, to those Venusbergs, thy breasts,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Man of Sentiment, single work drama (p. 19-31)
- Thieves' Kitcheni"Good roaring pistol-boys, brave lads of gold,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Starsi""THESE are the floating berries of the night,", single work poetry (p. 33)
- The Ghosti"Bees of old Spanish wine", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Undinei"IN Undine's mirror the cutpurse found", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Next Turni"NO pause! The buried pipes ring out,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- City Nightfalli"SMOKE upon smoke; over the stone lips", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Adventure Bayi"Sophie's my world - my arm must soon or later", single work poetry (p. 38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Portrait of a Man of Sentiment: Kenneth Slessor
1974
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Proceedings and papers of the 16th congress of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association , no. 16 (p. 128-145) Southerly , March vol. 37 no. 1 1977; (p. 16-32) -
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Aspects of Australian National Character : An Exploratory Study of Australian Social Personality
Canberra
:
1968
19357783
1968
single work
thesis
'Traditionally, national character in Australia as elsewhere, has been the domain of the historian and the political scientist rather than the psychologist. Systematic research data on Australian national character are almost non-existent, and much of what has been said and written in the literature about Australian national character can be most appropriately described as a 'popular concept' approach to the subject. This would be national character in its most original meaning and this approach has been used by historians and other writers [Baker, 1959; Coleman 1963; Lawrence, 1922; Palmer, 1954; Pringle, 1958) to reflect their observations of psychological traits or features thought to be characteristic of Australian citizens. While usually impressionistic rather than precise, such essayistic descriptions of national character nonetheless often contain much truth.' (Thesis description)
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Three Lectures, Seven Books
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 29 1964; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Under the Bridge 1961 selected work poetry ; Poems 1957 selected work poetry ; The Elements of Poetry 1963 selected work criticism -
Untitled
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 24 no. 1 1964; (p. 65-67)
— Review of The Letters of Rachel Henning 1952 selected work correspondence biography ; Five Senses : Selected Poems 1963 selected work poetry ; Poems 1957 selected work poetry ; The Madeleine Heritage 1928 single work novel ; Capricornia : A Novel 1938 single work novel ; The Young Desire It : A Novel 1937 single work novel -
Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mirror , 9 July 1963;
— Review of Poems 1957 selected work poetry
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Poetry Chronicle
1958
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 1958; (p. 199-104)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1957 1957 anthology poetry ; The Moods of Love 1957 selected work poetry ; Oedipus Verse : 1949-1956 1957 selected work poetry ; Three Elegies 1957 selected work poetry ; The Shield of Place 1957 selected work poetry ; Cantos of Wandering 1958 selected work poetry ; Bayonet and Grass 1957 selected work poetry ; Poems 1957 selected work poetry ; Poems of Life and Time 1957 selected work poetry ; A Book of South Australian Verse 1957 anthology poetry ; The Dancing Bough 1957 selected work poetry ; The Swagless Swaggie and Other Ballads : Selected Verse of Edward Harrington 1957 selected work poetry ; Act One : Poems 1957 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 24 no. 1 1964; (p. 65-67)
— Review of The Letters of Rachel Henning 1952 selected work correspondence biography ; Five Senses : Selected Poems 1963 selected work poetry ; Poems 1957 selected work poetry ; The Madeleine Heritage 1928 single work novel ; Capricornia : A Novel 1938 single work novel ; The Young Desire It : A Novel 1937 single work novel -
Three Lectures, Seven Books
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 29 1964; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Under the Bridge 1961 selected work poetry ; Poems 1957 selected work poetry ; The Elements of Poetry 1963 selected work criticism -
Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 29 no. 8 1963; (p. 42)
— Review of Such Is Life : Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins 1897 single work novel ; Poems 1957 selected work poetry ; Capricornia : A Novel 1938 single work novel ; Flying Fox and Drifting Sand : The Adventures of a Biologist in Australia 1937 single work autobiography -
More Slessor
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 October vol. 78 no. 4052 1957; (p. 2,58)
— Review of Poems 1957 selected work poetry -
Kenneth Slessor
1958
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Letters , April vol. 1 no. 3 1958; (p. 11-13) The Vital Decade : Ten Years of Australian Art and Letters 1968; (p. 34-36) Critical Essays on Kenneth Slessor 1968; (p. 124-127) -
The Poetry of Kenneth Slessor
1957
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 1957; (p. 265-272) Critical Essays on Kenneth Slessor 1968; (p. 104-112) -
Portrait of a Man of Sentiment: Kenneth Slessor
1974
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Proceedings and papers of the 16th congress of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association , no. 16 (p. 128-145) Southerly , March vol. 37 no. 1 1977; (p. 16-32) -
y
Aspects of Australian National Character : An Exploratory Study of Australian Social Personality
Canberra
:
1968
19357783
1968
single work
thesis
'Traditionally, national character in Australia as elsewhere, has been the domain of the historian and the political scientist rather than the psychologist. Systematic research data on Australian national character are almost non-existent, and much of what has been said and written in the literature about Australian national character can be most appropriately described as a 'popular concept' approach to the subject. This would be national character in its most original meaning and this approach has been used by historians and other writers [Baker, 1959; Coleman 1963; Lawrence, 1922; Palmer, 1954; Pringle, 1958) to reflect their observations of psychological traits or features thought to be characteristic of Australian citizens. While usually impressionistic rather than precise, such essayistic descriptions of national character nonetheless often contain much truth.' (Thesis description)