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Poetry by A.D. Hope with an introductory essay about the poet.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:National Library of Australia
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Hay Feveri"Time, with his scythe honed fine,", single work poetry (p. vi-vii)
- `The Scythe Honed Fine' : A.D. Hope: A Celebration for His 90th Birthday : An Appreciation, single work criticism (p. 1-14)
-
Australiai"A nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey",
single work
poetry
(p. 15-16)
Note: Contains facsimile of handwritten manuscript of 'Australia', dated 1939. 'This version differs significantly from most published versions'.
- Aubadei"She will not come now,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The End of a Journeyi"There at the last, his arms embracing her,", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- The Wandering Islandsi"You cannot build bridges between the wandering islands;", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Imperial Adami"Imperial Adam, naked in the dew,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- The Death of the Birdi"For every bird there is this last migration:", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- The Coasts of Cerigoi"Half of the land, conscious of love and grief,", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Fafniri"Under the stars the great wise Worm lay dead;", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Advice to Young Ladiesi"AUC 334: about this date", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- The Watersi"We sit in the deepening twilight in my room,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- Orpheusi"They said of Orpheus that when he was young", single work poetry (p. 34)
- The Last Sonneti"A few more words before the darkness comes,", single work poetry (p. 37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Carnival: New Poetry
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 154 1999; (p. 101-103)
— Review of The Impossible : And Other Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Not Quite the Man for the Job 1998 selected work poetry ; The Heart at 3 a.m. 1998 selected work poetry ; Jigsaw : Poems and Prose Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Outside Temple Boundaries 1998 selected work poetry ; Frankston 281 1998 sequence poetry ; The Body's Navigation 1998 selected work poetry ; Memory Shell 1998 selected work poetry ; Donatello in Wangaratta 1998 selected work poetry ; Await the Spring : poems 1998 selected work poetry ; The World Beyond the Fig 1998 selected work poetry ; Now Millennium 1993 selected work poetry ; Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium 1993 selected work poetry ; The Scythe Honed Fine : A.D. Hope, A Celebration for his 90th Birthday 1997 selected work poetry criticism biography -
Short Cuts
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 181-183)
— Review of Taking Queen Victoria to Inveresk : Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Nitty Gritty 1997 selected work poetry ; The Scythe Honed Fine : A.D. Hope, A Celebration for his 90th Birthday 1997 selected work poetry criticism biography
-
Short Cuts
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 181-183)
— Review of Taking Queen Victoria to Inveresk : Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Nitty Gritty 1997 selected work poetry ; The Scythe Honed Fine : A.D. Hope, A Celebration for his 90th Birthday 1997 selected work poetry criticism biography -
Carnival: New Poetry
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 154 1999; (p. 101-103)
— Review of The Impossible : And Other Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Not Quite the Man for the Job 1998 selected work poetry ; The Heart at 3 a.m. 1998 selected work poetry ; Jigsaw : Poems and Prose Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Outside Temple Boundaries 1998 selected work poetry ; Frankston 281 1998 sequence poetry ; The Body's Navigation 1998 selected work poetry ; Memory Shell 1998 selected work poetry ; Donatello in Wangaratta 1998 selected work poetry ; Await the Spring : poems 1998 selected work poetry ; The World Beyond the Fig 1998 selected work poetry ; Now Millennium 1993 selected work poetry ; Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium 1993 selected work poetry ; The Scythe Honed Fine : A.D. Hope, A Celebration for his 90th Birthday 1997 selected work poetry criticism biography
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