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Notes
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Book is in four sections: Hard Light; Lovers Gone; Satires in Fixed Forms; Miscellany.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- To the Skipper's Lassi"The lugger lifted with a sort of pride-", single work poetry (p. 5)
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"The Earth becomes a slattern, grey and old,"
Sonnet of Ebb and Flowi"I cannot praise the earth, ungirdled, old",
single work
poetry
(p. 6)
Note: First line: The earth becomes a slattern, grey and old,
- Didjeridooi"Didjeridoo-didjeridoo!", single work poetry (p. 6 - 7)
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Curlewsi"O banshee-birds,",
single work
poetry
(p. 8 - 9)
Note: With title: Curlews at Night
- Yam Corroboreei"Hidden beneath the mia-mia waits", single work poetry (p. 9 - 10)
- The Rain-Bird Comes Againi"Your long, loud note from the top", single work poetry (p. 11 - 12)
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Wild Geesei"The heart of the night",
single work
poetry
(p. 13 - 14)
Note: With title: Wild Geese Go Over
- Nocturne of the Wet Seasoni"The night, a lubra without any charm,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Tribal Dancei"' We have grown pliant with life's many needs,'", single work poetry (p. 16)
- You'll Know Lovei"Love's a hussy when you know her;", single work poetry (p. 19)
- How She Wrings My Heart!i"She thinks affection pleasant at its chores,", single work poetry (p. 20 - 21)
- Love so Wisei"Though she and I are more than friends,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Satyr that Each Man Isi"Sun and wind on the cliff above", single work poetry (p. 23 - 24)
- Supple as Wateri"One day she danced where wave on wave", single work poetry (p. 25)
- No Less Than Prisonersi"Dropped petals of a broken lotus-moon", single work poetry (p. 26)
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As Go I Must Alonei"We took the track",
single work
poetry
(p. 27)
Note: With first line: We took the track,
- If I Should Telli"What, little moon,", single work poetry (p. 28 - 29)
- Elegy Only Gods Forgeti"I belong to nowhere -", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Virelai Nouveau : Psychologically Speakingi"A wonderful thing is the mind,", single work poetry (p. 33 - 34)
- Roundel : of Parliamentary Institutionsi"Only the patching of partisan", single work poetry (p. 35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Six Books of Verse
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Summer vol. 6 no. 1 1962; (p. 93-96)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] Here In the Grass [et al]
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Magazine , no. 2 1962; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Here in the Grass 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry ; The Best Poems of Hugh McCrae 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Kenneth Mackenzie 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] Selected Poems of Frederick T. Maccartney
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 9 September 1961; (p. 9)
— Review of Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Six Volumes of It
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1961-1962) no. 22 1961; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry -
Notions of Rhyme
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , no. 3 1961; (p. 37)
— Review of Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry
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[Review] Selected Poems of Frederick T. Maccartney
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 9 September 1961; (p. 9)
— Review of Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Poetry Chronicle
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 20 no. 4 1961; (p. 492-508)
— Review of Here in the Grass 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] Here In the Grass [et al]
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Magazine , no. 2 1962; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Here in the Grass 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry ; The Best Poems of Hugh McCrae 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Kenneth Mackenzie 1961 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems [et al]
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate: A Weekly Catholic Journal , 28 September 1961; (p. 11)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry -
Crucifixion of the Mind
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 September vol. 82 no. 4257 1961; (p. 34-36)
— Review of The Ballad of Bloodthirsty Bessie and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; South of the Equator 1961 selected work poetry ; Forbears 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Frederick T. Macartney 1961 selected work poetry
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