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Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Talking Clothes : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Patsy, my wife, & Lew Kidd.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1966 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Flyi"A fly! in my office room", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 1-3)
Jigsaw Puzzlei"My father always let me do the sky.", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 4)
Birthi"I cannot resist now and then being born", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Castlei"I walked once as a child", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 5)
Schoolboyi"Once, long ago, I walked each morning", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Trafalgari"The present is moving no further away", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
On the Beachi"Give me my daily ration", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Death by Drowningi"Nightmarish dreams he had that he was drowning.", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Meetingi"When you deliberately avoid", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Spirit-Childi"Something", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 13)
Cicadas - Sestinai"On that exultant shrilling, that wild stridulation!", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 14-16)
Hibiscusi"Sometimes I see them as red parasols", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 16)
Aaron's Rodi"Aaron unties the sack", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 17)
On Being Vulnerablei"I think I am as brave as most", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 18)
Cricketsi"She said what kind of bird is that", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 19)
Pattern on as Pavementi"The pavement like an etched plate", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Talking Clothesi"And so they stepped", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Postage Stampi"If you should ever have to", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 21)
Scatterlingi"Those who run away, run", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 22)
Via Crucisi"Those who run away, run", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

"He Will Be Lonely in Heaven" : Australasian Poet : William Hart-Smith, 23 November 1911 - 15 April 1990 Brian Dibble , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southern Review , November vol. 23 no. 3 1990; (p. 190 -199)
Recent Australian Poetry Ronald T. Dunlop , 1967 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , February no. 14 1967; (p. 44-49)

— Review of The Other Half : Poems Judith Wright , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry ; Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 Charles Higham , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Gift : Poems 1959-1965 David Martin , 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems Vincent Buckley , 1966 selected work poetry ; In Charcoal and Conte Colin Thiele , 1966 selected work poetry
Poetic Fisticuffs S. E. Lee , 1967 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 27 no. 1 1967; (p. 60-71)

— Review of The Dawn Is at Hand Kath Walker , 1966 selected work poetry ; A Different Kind of Breathing : Poems Craig Powell , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems Judith Wright , 1966 selected work poetry ; Two Tides A. G. Daws , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Gift : Poems 1959-1965 David Martin , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems Vincent Buckley , 1966 selected work poetry ; Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 Charles Higham , 1966 selected work poetry ; XI Hunter Valley Poets + VII 1966 anthology poetry ; In Charcoal and Conte Colin Thiele , 1966 selected work poetry
Untitled Alex. Hamilton , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: Books and Bookmen , vol. 11 no. 11 1966; (p. 34)

— Review of The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry
The Miniature Zoo Rodney Hall , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 October vol. 88 no. 4521 1966; (p. 42)

— Review of The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry
Poetic Fisticuffs S. E. Lee , 1967 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 27 no. 1 1967; (p. 60-71)

— Review of The Dawn Is at Hand Kath Walker , 1966 selected work poetry ; A Different Kind of Breathing : Poems Craig Powell , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems Judith Wright , 1966 selected work poetry ; Two Tides A. G. Daws , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Gift : Poems 1959-1965 David Martin , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems Vincent Buckley , 1966 selected work poetry ; Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 Charles Higham , 1966 selected work poetry ; XI Hunter Valley Poets + VII 1966 anthology poetry ; In Charcoal and Conte Colin Thiele , 1966 selected work poetry
[Review] The Other Half : Poems Dennis Douglas , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1966; (p. 23)

— Review of Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 Charles Higham , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems Judith Wright , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry ; Arcady and Other Places : Poems Vincent Buckley , 1966 selected work poetry
Untitled Bruce Nesbitt , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 December 1966; (p. 12)

— Review of Noonday Country : Poems 1954-1965 Charles Higham , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry
Sermons and Soda Water Thomas Shapcott , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 5 no. 12 1966; (p. 237)

— Review of Hammers and Seagulls : Poems Victor Williams , 1966 selected work poetry ; The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry
Untitled Bruce Beaver , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 1966; (p. 17)

— Review of The Talking Clothes : Poems William Hart-Smith , 1966 selected work poetry
"He Will Be Lonely in Heaven" : Australasian Poet : William Hart-Smith, 23 November 1911 - 15 April 1990 Brian Dibble , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southern Review , November vol. 23 no. 3 1990; (p. 190 -199)
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