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  • Author:agent Vincent Buckley http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/buckley-vincent
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Buckham Hill (for Paul Simpson and Mary Draper)i"Evenings thinned out like oilstains,", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 3-5)
November 15thi"You almost lasted through", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Past Iti"One day you're joking", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
To the Riveri"Po Chu-I, choked with the age-old", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Men of Appini"Sudden, modern, cold pit,", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Fife-Tune Ian Turneri"The root end was happiness.", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
In the Perseverancei"And the black girls in the Perseverance,", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Two Half-Languagesi"Well, slainte. There is a stillness", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Originsi"Down the unreasonably humped", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Untitledi"Maundy sunlight: the air", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 17)
Late-Winter Child : IIi"(Gently rounded as your hips", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Late-Winter Child : Vi"All through the dry years you would", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 18)
Late-Winter Child : VIIi"We have to pay for", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Late-Winter Child : VIIIi"Once more, the hair raised on your nape,", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Late-Winter Child : IXi"Winter the reddish darkness", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 20)
Late-Winter Child : Xi"The flat of winter: light swimming", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Late-Winter Child : XIi"(We were) prim as convalescents. Rust-red", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 21)
Late-Winter Child : XIIIi"(forgive me); for that hour", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Late-Winter Child : XIVi"The dreamchild is curious.", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 22)
Late-Winter Child : XVi"In your heat, my breath surrounds you.", Vincent Buckley , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
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