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y separately published work icon The People's Otherworld : Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 The People's Otherworld : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Craze Field of Dried Mudi"These lagoons, these anabranches,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Grassfire Stanzasi"August, and black centres expand on the afternoon paddock.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Homage to the Launching-Placei"Pleasure-craft of the sprung rhythms, bed,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
First Essay on Interesti"Not usury, but interest. The cup slowed in mid-raise,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Fishermen at South Headi"They have walked out as far as they can go on the prow of the continent,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Doormani"The man applying rules to keep me out", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 11)
Fuel Stoppage on Gladesville Road Bridge in the Year 1980i"So we're sitting over our sick beloved engine", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Sydney Highrise Variations, Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 12-16)
View of Sydney, Australia, from Gladesville Road Bridgei"There's that other great arch eastward, with its hanging highways;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Flight from Manhattani"It is possible the heights of this view are a museum:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The C19-20i"The Nineteenth Century. The Twentieth Century.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Recession of the Jonesesi"The worldwide breath of Catching Up", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16)
Quintets for Robert Morleyi"Is it possible that hyper-", Les Murray , single work poetry humour (p. 17-18)
The New Moreton Bayi"A grog-primed overseer, who later died,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 19)
Anthropomorphicsi"Outside the serious media, the violence of animals", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Romantic Theme of Ruinsi"The workmen clinked their steel, trudging; one murmured couplets", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Bent Water in the Tasmanian Highlandsi"Flashy wrists out of buttoned grass cuffs, feral whisky burning gravels,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23)
Equanimityi"Nests of golden porridge shattered in the silky-oak trees,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Forest Hit by Modern Usei"The forest, hit by modern use,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 26)
Showeri"From the metal poppy", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 27)
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