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Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 Poems from Murrumbeena
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Evening into Nighti"There is little to recommend this light", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 25)
Scene from a Playi"They stand ready to speak-", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 26)
Rainbowi"The fall and flow", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Longest Dayi"Grass dries in this stillness", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 28)
Dogsi"We do this and that", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 29)
Driving from Melbournei"I'm quick to leave my suburb", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 30)
Gold Mining-Towni"This quiet is mainly driven through,", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 31)
A Nearby Ladyi"She poured phenyl onto the footpath", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 32)
Hospital for the Agedi"They slump away", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 33)
In This Cityi"The girls come from the factory -", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Other Cityi"Humid and dense with smells", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 38)
Murrumbeenai"At the State school", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 39)
Husbandi"He sits looking through", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 40)
Death Masks in the Old Melbourne Jaili"Here Ned Kelly was hanged.", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 41)
Drawing Classi"The roof is angry tonight.", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 42)
Saying Goodbye at the Airport (for H and C)i"We're sitting here after watching again", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 43)
Daydreamingi"This has been a bad week", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 44)
Aquariumi"I put my finger of the glass", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 45)
Miniatures from the Nineteenth Century : 1 : Slightly Deliriousi"Lying ill in bed I recall", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 46)
Miniatures from the Nineteenth Century : 2 : The Russian Invasioni"Cannons in this fort", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 46)
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