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William Street single work   poetry   "The red globes of liqht, the liquor-green,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1939... 1939 William Street
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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    y separately published work icon Five Bells : XX Poems Kenneth Slessor , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1939 Z531428 1939 selected work poetry Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1939 pg. 33
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    y separately published work icon Second Unk White's Laugh Parade : One for the Road Unk White , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940 Z1400940 1940 anthology short story Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940 pg. 2
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    y separately published work icon One Hundred Poems : 1919-1939 Kenneth Slessor , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1944 Z531634 1944 selected work poetry

    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.

    Source: Harper Collins

    (http://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460703120/#sm.0001ateq1q7i8db3zj927an1pz5xe)

    Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1944
    pg. 115
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    y separately published work icon ABC Weekly 10 August 1946 Z660606 1946 periodical issue 1946 pg. 5
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    y separately published work icon Poems Kenneth Slessor , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1957 Z531943 1957 selected work poetry (taught in 5 units) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1975 pg. 117
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    y separately published work icon The Collins Book of Australian Poetry Rodney Hall , Sydney : Collins , 1981 Z542215 1981 anthology poetry Sydney : Collins , 1981 pg. 125
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    y separately published work icon My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years Leonie Kramer (editor), Sydney : Lansdowne , 1985 Z1067493 1985 anthology poetry short story Sydney : Lansdowne , 1985 pg. 19
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    y separately published work icon The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry John Tranter (editor), Philip Mead (editor), Ringwood : Penguin , 1991 Z151302 1991 anthology poetry Ringwood : Penguin , 1991 pg. 9
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    y separately published work icon Kenneth Slessor : Poetry, Essays, War Despatches, War Diaries, Journalism, Autobiographical Material and Letters Kenneth Slessor , Dennis Haskell (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1991 Z153703 1991 selected work poetry prose extract correspondence criticism St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1991 pg. 42-43
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    y separately published work icon Kenneth Slessor : Collected Poems Kenneth Slessor , Dennis Haskell (editor), Geoffrey Dutton (editor), Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1994 Z396988 1994 collected work poetry drama Comprehensive collection of Slessor's work from earlier selections as well as previously uncollected work, with preface, chronology and extensive textual and explanatory notes. Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1994 pg. 132-133
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    y separately published work icon Fivefathers : Five Australian Poets of the Pre-Academic Era Les Murray (editor), Manchester : Carcanet , 1994 Z276076 1994 anthology poetry Manchester : Carcanet , 1994 pg. 52
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    y separately published work icon In the Gutter... Looking at the Stars : A Literary Adventure through Kings Cross Mandy Sayer (editor), Louis Nowra (editor), Milsons Point : Random House , 2000 Z11602 2000 anthology short story poetry extract biography The work is divided into sections, predominantly by decade. There is one section for the nineteenth century and then one section for each decade from the 1920s to the 1990s. Each section has a brief introduction to the relevant era written by the editors. Milsons Point : Random House , 2000 pg. 60
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    y separately published work icon Harbour City Poems : Sydney in Verse, 1788-2008 Martin Langford (editor), Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2009 Z1590539 2009 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) 'From colonial origins to vibrant metropolis, Sydney has been portrayed with great liveliness and precision by its poets. This anthology's range extends from the foot of the Blue Mountains through the suburban heartlands to the harbour and the beach, incorporating numerous - and often conflicting - interpretations and images of the city. This is the first collection of Sydney-specific poems for twenty years. It includes such classics as Slessor's "Five Bells" and favourites like "Clancy of the Overflow" as well as a generous selection of very contemporary work and older verse tracing back to the town's verse.' (Publisher's blurb) Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2009 pg. 55

Works about this Work

William Street i "Rancid smells and poxy tarts", Joellen Munton , 1983 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: Oz Shrink Lit. 1983; (p. 49)
The Story Behind a Poem Kenneth Slessor , 1967 single work criticism
— Appears in: Daily Telegraph , 31 July 1967; (p. 14-15) Opinion , vol. 12 no. 3 1968; (p. 48-51) Bread and Wine : Selected Prose 1970; (p. 196-201)
Writing Poetry: The Why and the How Kenneth Slessor , 1948 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 9 no. 3 1948; (p. 166-171) The Writer in the Modern World : An Anthology of Twentieth Century Prose 1962; (p. 166-172) Kenneth Slessor 1963; (p. 43-47) Critical Essays on Kenneth Slessor 1968; (p. 152-156) Kenneth Slessor : Poetry, Essays, War Despatches, War Diaries, Journalism, Autobiographical Material and Letters 1991; (p. 160-161)
William Street i "Rancid smells and poxy tarts", Joellen Munton , 1983 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: Oz Shrink Lit. 1983; (p. 49)
Writing Poetry: The Why and the How Kenneth Slessor , 1948 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 9 no. 3 1948; (p. 166-171) The Writer in the Modern World : An Anthology of Twentieth Century Prose 1962; (p. 166-172) Kenneth Slessor 1963; (p. 43-47) Critical Essays on Kenneth Slessor 1968; (p. 152-156) Kenneth Slessor : Poetry, Essays, War Despatches, War Diaries, Journalism, Autobiographical Material and Letters 1991; (p. 160-161)
The Story Behind a Poem Kenneth Slessor , 1967 single work criticism
— Appears in: Daily Telegraph , 31 July 1967; (p. 14-15) Opinion , vol. 12 no. 3 1968; (p. 48-51) Bread and Wine : Selected Prose 1970; (p. 196-201)
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  • Kings Cross, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
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