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Dedication: To Saint Maximilian Kolbe born Zdunska Wola 1894 died Auschwitz 1941
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Longman Cheshire
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- No Fixed Address (for Old Harry)i"Here in solemn state lies one", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Dial WX 4500i"She was a blonde, but the bright planes of her face", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Soliloquy for One Deadi"Ah, no, Joe, you never knew", single work poetry (p. 3)
- All the Spring Longi"All the spring long you may possess", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Evening : Nighti"At such a mauve", single work poetry (p. 5)
- There was a Timei"There was a time when Drop-kick Joe", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Public Library, Melbournei"Three kids came sandshoe-quiet through the door", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The City : Midnighti"Out of the sighs and breath of each small citizen", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Last Romantics (to Clarence E. Mulford)i"Across the badlands of their lives", single work poetry (p. 9)
- 'Ghost Wanted: Young, Willing'i"Dear Sir,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Enter Without So Much as Knockingi"Blink, blink. HOSPITAL. SILENCE.", single work poetry satire (p. 11-12)
- After You, Gary Cooper...i"One of the main things I would say", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Letting Go of Thingsi"Beautiful, ah always so", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Only the Beards are Differenti"Among the first to go are always a few", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Waiting is Seeing is Believingi"Outside palace gates, in the drizzling rain", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Dogs in the Morning Lighti"Responsive to the tune of lawns and trees", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Flashing of Badgesi"The first thing the dead-beat does", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Accident and Ambulance Sireni"At first far-off like the keening", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Pigeons Also Are a Way of Lifei"The problem was, he brooded overmuch,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- City Loversi"Every meeting seems a sort of miracle", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Are there Really Angels in Carlton? Australian Literature and Theology
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ethical Investigations : Essays on Australian Literature and Poetics 2008; (p. 30-59) - y A Study Guide to Bruce Dawe's Sometimes Gladness Ballarat : Wizard Books , 1996 Z516198 1996 single work biography criticism
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Poetry in the Air
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 January 1991; (p. 36) -
Soaring Beyond the Ruck
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1988; (p. 10)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1987 1988 selected work poetry ; Adjacent Worlds : A Literary Life of Bruce Dawe 1988 single work biography -
Middle Australia Incarnate
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 10 February 1979; (p. 31)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1987 1988 selected work poetry
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Middle Australia Incarnate
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 10 February 1979; (p. 31)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1987 1988 selected work poetry -
Soaring Beyond the Ruck
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1988; (p. 10)
— Review of Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems 1954-1987 1988 selected work poetry ; Adjacent Worlds : A Literary Life of Bruce Dawe 1988 single work biography -
Are there Really Angels in Carlton? Australian Literature and Theology
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ethical Investigations : Essays on Australian Literature and Poetics 2008; (p. 30-59) -
Poetry in the Air
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 January 1991; (p. 36) - y A Study Guide to Bruce Dawe's Sometimes Gladness Ballarat : Wizard Books , 1996 Z516198 1996 single work biography criticism
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