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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Nelson
, 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Waterliliesi"She wrote of waterlilies in her", single work poetry (p. 3)
- What's a Lark?i"I ought to remember the beginning;", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Hippies' Roadi"Walking the long hours' day I would", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- The Blonde I Never Meti"Lurching along, down corridors", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- On the Public Transporti"I have to realise that so many", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Letter to Grandfatheri"I write to you, Grandfather, from", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Poem for Treesi"who says the trees stand still?", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Old Man Planting Treesi"I am planting trees too late, I", single work poetry (p. 14)
- One Nighti"it is one such night of the many,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- For Francescai"Francesca! now in the early hours", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Limousinei"The willows that fled past us", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Bee's Sting...i"That was a very bad year, when", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Racialismi"when the speckled hen laid a white egg and", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Homei"and where? it was at some moment", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Larderi"The king was not to think of other days", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Doctor Blacki"Dr Black finds my white skin soaked", single work poetry satire (p. 22)
- Answersi"carefully telling me the answer...", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Gold Watchi"I have a gold watch, willed to me by a", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Micei"Every night in that same", single work poetry (p. 25)
- On Sundaysi"Up, up the steep dune the crab trudged", single work poetry (p. 26)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)
— Review of Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems 1980 selected work poetry short story -
Visions of a Hostile Territory
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 January 1977; (p. 18)
— Review of Selected Poems 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry -
Hinterland and Metropolis
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 29 October - 4 November 1976; (p. 45)
— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry -
Refreshing Energy in this Verse
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 1976; (p. 17)
— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry -
Poets of the Month
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 October 1976; (p. 20)
— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry
-
Refreshing Energy in this Verse
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 1976; (p. 17)
— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry -
Hinterland and Metropolis
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 29 October - 4 November 1976; (p. 45)
— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry -
Some Volumes of Selected Poems of the 1970s
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 13-21)
— Review of Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems [1975] 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry ; The New City Poems 1980 selected work poetry short story -
Visions of a Hostile Territory
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 January 1977; (p. 18)
— Review of Selected Poems 1975 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Luna , no. 3 1976; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Selected Poems, 1939-1975 1976 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1976 second National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
- 1976 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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