The Dragon Tree single work   poetry   "Sailors and explorers came"
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 The Dragon Tree
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , Lane Cove : Woodbine Press , 1985 Z235712 1985 selected work poetry 'This book is the author's second book of poetry. The author is a poet and botanist with an interest in history. The title is named for The Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. This book is about time, destiny, memory and death.' (https://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookho/28159.shtml Lane Cove : Woodbine Press , 1985 pg. 44
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Botanic Verses and Other Poems Edwin Wilson , Paddington : Rainforest Publishing , 1993 Z553040 1993 selected work poetry 'The author has been inspired by the country and rainforests around Mullumbimby, in far north New South Wales. The collection explores the themes of plants, love, memory and death, with recurring botanical imagery. This is the authors eleventh book, and fifth book of poetry. The illustrator has a background in botany and art.' 

     (Publication summary)

    Paddington : Rainforest Publishing , 1993
    pg. 27
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