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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Dark Glasses"They lend a camera-lens intensity, and isolation,", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 1-2)

In the Early Hours ..."In the early hours, I have come out to lean in the empty", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 3)

The Motel Room"You keep on thinking of someone who woke here in the night,", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 4)

On Contradictions"The black swan, drifting,", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 5-6)

Walking in an American Wood"The moist deer woods come sliding down, to one side of the railway line;", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 7-9)

Travels en Famille"She began at once to use the train compartment", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

The Garden"Butterflies, mandrills", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 12)

Smoke"As if through a slanted blind,", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 13)

Daybreak"Waking at three in the morning", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

The Canoe"a pod", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 16-21)

A Storm"A storm is coming up, bad news among the pines on the hilltop:", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 22)

The Sea-Shell"White as crockery,", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 23)

The Best Place..."The best place to watch the rain", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)

Aphorisms: On Politics"The idea most important to socialism", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 26-27)

Bondi"The waves are a shoal of white fins, in the end of every downhill street,", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 28-29)

The Poem"The paddocks there are so wide open", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 30)

A Country Town"It was one of those towns where there is always an empty block of land", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 31-32)

Sketch of the Harbour"The long, wet trajectory of the ferry's railing", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 33)

Emptying the Desk"Lastly, in the bottom drawer, a packet.", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

16 Poems [Short Poems]"The curtains blowing", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 36-38)

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A Hymn to the Optic Nerve : The Poetry of Robert Gray Jeffrey Poacher , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 5 (New Series) 2003; (p. 223-229)

Hymns to the Optic Nerve: On Robert Gray and His Poetry Gary Catalano , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 54-58)

Evoking Empathy: Structures of Language and Feeling in Robert Gray's Poetry John Stephens , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 4 1990; (p. 450-463)

Humanism and Sensual Awareness in the Poetry of Robert Gray Dennis Haskell , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 46 no. 3 1986; (p. 261-270)

Untitled Vincent O'Sullivan , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Helix , no. 21/22 1985; (p. 122-128)
— Review of The Skylight Robert Gray , 1984 selected work poetry

Seeking that Mysterious Movement Geoffrey Dutton , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 October vol. 106 no. 5436 1984; (p. 80-81)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai Julian Croft , 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India Vicki Viidikas , 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) Kevin Hart , 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems Andrew Lansdown , 1984 selected work poetry ; Wollongong Poems Conal Fitzpatrick , 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night Dennis Haskell , 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut Gig Ryan , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight Robert Gray , 1984 selected work poetry

Slow Tennis : A Poets' Eleven Geoff Page , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 29 no. 4 1985; (p. 71-75)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai Julian Croft , 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India Vicki Viidikas , 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1984 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 97 Craig Powell , 1984 periodical issue poetry ; A Flag for the Wind Philip Martin , 1982 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) Kevin Hart , 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night Dennis Haskell , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight Robert Gray , 1984 selected work poetry ; Canterbury Folk J. M. Couper , 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 Gary Catalano , 1984 selected work poetry ; Atlantis and Other Islands S. C. Harrex , 1984 selected work poetry

Mrs Noah's Quarrel with the Skylight Graham Rowlands , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 97 1984; (p. 71-72)
— Review of The Quarrel with Ourselves and Confession John Scott , 1984 selected work poetry ; Mrs Noah and the Minoan Queen : Poems 1983 anthology poetry ; The Skylight Robert Gray , 1984 selected work poetry

The Inner Weather and the Outer Scene : Some Recent Poetry Georgina Bitcon , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 45 no. 3 1985; (p. 352-359)
— Review of Selected Poems Vivian Smith , 1985 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) Kevin Hart , 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems Andrew Lansdown , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight Robert Gray , 1984 selected work poetry

The Soul's Dark Cottage Barbara Giles , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 Gary Catalano , 1984 selected work poetry ; Aussie Wog Keith Russell , 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 Marjorie Pizer , 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage Paul Hasluck , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight Robert Gray , 1984 selected work poetry

A Hymn to the Optic Nerve : The Poetry of Robert Gray Jeffrey Poacher , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 5 (New Series) 2003; (p. 223-229)

Hymns to the Optic Nerve: On Robert Gray and His Poetry Gary Catalano , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 54-58)

Humanism and Sensual Awareness in the Poetry of Robert Gray Dennis Haskell , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 46 no. 3 1986; (p. 261-270)

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