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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry
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Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively. Only those in the 'Australia' section are indexed.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Chennai,
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India,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Macmillan , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Waltzing Matilda "Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong," Waltzing Matilda : Carrying a Swagi"Oh! there once was a swagman camped in the billabong,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 67-68)
To a Blue Floweri"I would be dismal with all the fine pearls of the crown of a king;", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 69)
Surely God Was a Loveri"Surely God was a lover when He bade the day begin", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
Stony Towni"If ever I go to Stony Town, I'll go as to a fair,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
The Bard and the Lizardi"The lizard leans in to October,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 71-72)
Country Townsi"Country towns, with your willows and squares,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 72-73)
Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry war literature (p. 73-74)
Australiai"A nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
Standardisationi"When, darkly brooding on this Modern Age,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
The Death of the Birdi"For every bird there is this last migration:", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 76-77)
Moschus Moschiferus : A Song for St Cecilia's Dayi"In the high jungle where Assam meets Tibet", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 77-79)
Woman to Mani"The eyeless labourer in the night,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 79-80)
Typists in the Phoenix Buildingi"In tiled and fireproof corridors", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 80-81)
The Harp and the Kingi"Old king without a throne,", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 81-83)
Clock and Hearti"The trap of time surprised my heart--", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 83-84)
Nigger's Leap : New Englandi"The eastward spurs tip backward from the sun.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
From The True Discovery of Australiai"The place my lord, is much like Gideon's fleece", James McAuley , extract poetry (p. 85-86)
Invocationi"Radiant Muse, my childhood's nurse", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 86)
To Any Poeti"Take salt upon your tongue.", James McAuley , single work poetry (p. 87)
Late Tutoriali"The afternoon dark increases with the clock", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 87-88)

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Works about this Work

Beyond Beaches, Bushes and Backwoods : Issues of National Identity and Representation in Modern Australian Poetry Kanwar Dinesh Singh , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 41-57)
In this essay, Singh discusses 'how Australian poets show a detour from the elaborate descriptions of the Australian landscape to its representation as a new nation with plurality of peoples and cultures - a multicultural nation..' (vi.)
A Slippery Field Chris Tiffin , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1991; (p. 47-48)

— Review of An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry 1990 anthology poetry
A Slippery Field Chris Tiffin , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1991; (p. 47-48)

— Review of An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry 1990 anthology poetry
Beyond Beaches, Bushes and Backwoods : Issues of National Identity and Representation in Modern Australian Poetry Kanwar Dinesh Singh , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 41-57)
In this essay, Singh discusses 'how Australian poets show a detour from the elaborate descriptions of the Australian landscape to its representation as a new nation with plurality of peoples and cultures - a multicultural nation..' (vi.)
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