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Issue Details: First known date: 1953... 1953 The Gateway
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1953 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dark Gifti"The flower begins in the dark", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Gravei"You who were the snake hidden under my house,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 2)
Fire at Murdering Hut, Judith Wright , sequence poetry (p. 2-3)
The Firei"Are you one of the old dead, whisperer under my feet?", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Stonei"Cruel was the steel in the hand that split my sleep", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Cedarsi"The dried body of winter is hard to kill.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Train Journeyi"Glassed with cold sleep and dazzled by the moon,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 6)
Fairytalei"The witch has changed the Prince into a toad.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Transformations, Judith Wright , sequence poetry (p. 7-9)
Mythi"A god has chosen to be shaped in flesh.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Playi"Now all the years his bargain bought are gone.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Journeyi"He was the man they chose to fly alone", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Eroded Hills Inheritori"These hills my father's father stripped;", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 12)
Old Housei"Where now outside the weary house the pepperina,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 13)
Remembered Drought Drought Yeari"That time of drought the embered air", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 14)
Flood Yeari"Walking up the driftwood beach at day's end,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 15)
Old Mani"Before the coming of that arrogant and ancient kingdom", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 16)
Botanical Gardensi"Under the miraculous baptism of fire", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 17)
Song for a Drowning Sailori"The dead man hangs on a crag of the sea,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 18)
Girl and Deathi"Out of the forest of winter", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 19)
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