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Issue Details:
First known date:
1921...
vol.
5
no.
53
April
1921
of
Birth : A Little Journal of Australian Poetry
est. 1916
Birth : A Little Journal of Australian Poetry
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As an April fool spoof, pages 36-40 of this issue are headed with the title 'Mrsphaeton: A Little Jumble of Australian Verse' and numbered as vol. 1, no. 1, April 1920. The section contains parodies of the poems contained in the vol. 4, no. 40, March 1920 issue of Birth. Parody of the Editorial Notes are not reprinted due to their "obstetric nature" (p.36).
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Page numbering resumes from previous issue.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1921 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Poetry of Youthi"Is it not strange that men, ordained to bring", single work poetry (p. 33)
- To a Sentimentalisti"Dear soul, though melting sweets may fitly be", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Meditation Upon a Handful of Earthi"A handful of insentient earth! No more?", single work poetry (p. 34-33)
- The Motheri"A new-born child lay dead. Its petalled hands", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Black Velveti"A thousand miles away, or two,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- A Sou'-East Moonrisei"How rorty rose to-night the moon,", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Sportshipi"When we awake - why shouldn't we awake?", single work poetry (p. 37)
- The Young and Contrairy 'Unsi"We are grown young, my dear, who should be old;", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Soxi"With one foot in his stocking, he was ready to dress", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- Bleatsi"Moth-eaten ponderers 'mid cobwebs housed", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Punter's Talei"He that tells the punter's tale", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Ruini"Man of the faded splendour,", single work poetry (p. 39)
- The Converted Hard 'Uni"The moon has gone to bed, or sought", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Dream Frightsi"Like a sheep,", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Antimonyi"O bosker bint, whose googoo Gyppo eyes", single work poetry (p. 40)
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