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Notes
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Dedication: To Mary Gilmore 'Nae sun need shine....' Hugh McCrae.
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Inscription: 'Here at this last .... Was but a house for you.'
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Pp. 79 - 94 contain notes on poems
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1954 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Fourteen Meni"Fourteen men,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Swordi"Hear this, our prayer to Thee, O Lord!", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Nationalityi"I have grown past hate and bitterness,", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Los Encerradosi"Ghosts, hungry for the flesh of action", single work poetry (p. 2)
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The Screami"Thunder the guns of battle,",
single work
poetry
(p. 2)
Note: Includes epigraph: ('There is a plague of fleas. I suppose the cry of a flea is just as clear to God as the cry of a man.' Letter from M. G. to C. R.)
- On the Wirei"It was a long time going;", single work poetry (p. 3)
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These?i"Are these our people's leaders? These",
single work
poetry
(p. 3)
Note: Includes excerpt: 'At this stage there was some muttering among Government members. Mr Hughes turned toward them and exclaimed, "Shut up!" (Laughter.) 'The speaker, Mr Rosevear, said Mr Hughes was entitled to be heard in silence.' Sydney Morning Herald, October 1947.
- The Sourcei"I am the Maker", single work poetry (p. 4 - 5)
- Naturei"Nothing to me is man", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Barwon Fordi"The Barwon Ford was deep and wide,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Old Forthrighti"Old Forthright lived in a dell they called for his name,", single work poetry (p. 8 - 10)
- The Atomic Bombi"Nothing endures but change;", single work poetry (p. 11 - 13)
- The Lesser Graili"I have no thunder in my words,", single work poetry (p. 14 - 15)
- The Gilmore Chiefi"He hated the town, he said,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Dust-Bowli"The full-fed cattle chewed the cud", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Pear Treei"What be you a-lookin at, Emily Ann,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Comingi"Once I came as a ghost,", single work poetry (p. 18)
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All Soulsi"Unlatch the door",
single work
poetry
(p. 19)
Note: Includes author's note: Based on an old Gaelic story, and told by my father.
- The Forest Prayedi"The forest prayed,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- I Am the Idlei"I am the idle, bone-idle I lie,", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Stubborn Singers of Their Full Song : Mary Gilmore and Lesbia Harford
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993; (p. 108-138) -
Mary Gilmore : Poet and Great Australian
1960
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 19 no. 4 1960; (p. 341-356) On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly 1967; (p. 127-140)
— Appears in: Of Places and Poetry 1976; (p. 203-245) -
The Dancers and the Dance
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 228-231)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry ; The Lonely Fire 1954 selected work poetry ; Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry ; Ploughman and Poet 1954 selected work poetry ; The Two Suns Met : Poems 1954 selected work poetry ; The Old Ladies at Newington : A Poem for Several Voices 1953 single work sequence poetry -
A Living Poet
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 3 1955; (p. 20)
— Review of Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry -
Fourteen Men and other Poems
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 18 September 1954; (p. 6)
— Review of Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry
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Fourteen Men and other Poems
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 18 September 1954; (p. 6)
— Review of Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry -
The Dancers and the Dance
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 228-231)
— Review of With a Hawk's Quill 1953 selected work poetry ; The Lonely Fire 1954 selected work poetry ; Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry ; Ploughman and Poet 1954 selected work poetry ; The Two Suns Met : Poems 1954 selected work poetry ; The Old Ladies at Newington : A Poem for Several Voices 1953 single work sequence poetry -
[Review] Fourteen Men
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 26 no. 4 1954; (p. 112-113)
— Review of Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry -
[Review] Fourteen Men
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 13 no. 4 1954; (p. 622-624)
— Review of Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry -
Eighty-Nine
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 September vol. 75 no. 3891 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of Fourteen Men : Verses 1954 selected work poetry -
Mary Gilmore : Poet and Great Australian
1960
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 19 no. 4 1960; (p. 341-356) On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly 1967; (p. 127-140)
— Appears in: Of Places and Poetry 1976; (p. 203-245) -
Stubborn Singers of Their Full Song : Mary Gilmore and Lesbia Harford
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993; (p. 108-138)
Awards
- 1954 winner ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
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