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Issue Details: First known date: 1975... 1975 The Dear South-West
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Amy Jean.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kalamunda, Kalamunda area, Eastern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Helicon Press , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Dear South-Westi"It's autumn in the far South-West,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 2)
Wise as the Water-Birdsi"Leave to the quack his cures!", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Granite Staircasei"If I return to the site on the hill-shelf", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 4)
Esperancei"Where have they gone, the old beliefs?", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 5)
Widoweri"Here I sit on a little, low hill,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Mountain Bells : Darwinia Macrostegiai"If I must rest while others seek", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 8)
Robyni"When Robyn starts dancing", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Long Mani""Will you come and walk abroad with me?" to the Long Man said I,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Kitten, Cry, Mewi"We may not hope, like Yeats, to dine with Landor,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 12)
Yundurup, W.A.i"Babble of bird-talk, fluting and flurry,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Wandering Outlawi"I've been re-reading, in the deep South-West,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
A Carol for Christmasi"Hill-road in the summer, no waterfalls cool me, say, how shall I carry my load as I go?", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Swanlandi"Here's a boy's country,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Week-endi"Our boat is moored where the seagulls perch,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 19)
Makers and Madei"As I read alone in the garden,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Small Pomei"When I depart from Weissnichtwo", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Family Treei"He sat in the chair where the girl had been,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 23)
Nightmarei"What was it made that terrible scream?", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 24)
Shall We Be Merry?i""Fair Olivia!" I take it,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Beach Housei"The bed groans and crackles", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 28)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kalamunda, Kalamunda area, Eastern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Helicon Press , 1975 .
      Extent: viii, 52, [2]p.p.
      Limited edition info: Limited ed. of 350 copies of which fifty are numbered and signed.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • 'This is the first book published by Helicon Press' ([2])
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Works about this Work

Poet's Profile 1975 single work column
— Appears in: Artlook , July vol. 1 no. 7 1975; (p. 6)
Poet's Profile 1975 single work column
— Appears in: Artlook , July vol. 1 no. 7 1975; (p. 6)
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