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Notes
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Also includes poems "Study Without Figures" by New Zealand poet Robert Thompson (pg. 11), and "Modus Operandi" by American poet Vivian Trollope-Cagle (pg. 27).
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Spirit of Place, single work (p. 3-6)
- Leave Love to Willi"We'd sat in the room all day, and eaten chicken", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Drownedi"Only the waters grow around their faces", single work poetry (p. 8)
- After Orwelli"His was an immaculate birth", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Nabiaci""It's 90 miles to Nabic," the man said", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Belmore Parki"The grass will make him itch", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Child with Fairy Flossi"He turned to me, accusing me,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Growing Up in the Galvanized Bushi"But one day", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Poemi"I dream like the sleeping city —", single work poetry (p. 13)
- During the Bombing : 1967i"Poplars, in this rain at night,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Portrait of Rilkei"From all the buttoned-up", single work poetry (p. 15)
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A Week's Gracei"Towards morning I fall asleep",
single work
poetry
(p. 16)
Note: With title: Travelling, Despairing, Singing
- Every Roadi"The woman in the ditch, the stolen child", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Searchi"as my eyes would", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Spring in Italyi"Italian spring", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Switzerlandi"Greedy peaks", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Shrikei"Go up — ('Yes, Matron said I may.') — through floors", single work poetry (p. 19)
- A Soldier's Merry Christmasi"The night is cold. A blast of winter's mouthing", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Unquestioni"and does ice invade the bones", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Sylvia Plathi"Your poetry is like medicine", single work poetry (p. 22)
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