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Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977)
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Notes

  • Dedication: for Valerie and John Olsen
  • Epigraph: He was a stranger, and as he sought through the house, he was always aprowl to find some entrance into life, some secret undiscovered door - a stone, a leaf - that might admit him into light and fellowship. Thomas Wolfe

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Parentsi"They stand at the gate", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 9)
Old Hostel Site : Lime Kilns Road, Bathursti"The biggest surprise", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Apple Orchardi"Light fills the boughs", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 12)
Per Omnia Saecula Saeculorumi"Thirty years and the night's", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Goldfishi"The pond fills with a green light", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 14)
Stan Kostkai"In his last years", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Sportsfield at Milperrai"A week after the floods", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Adagiettoi"Afterwards", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Hired Lady's Soni"His mother's eyes", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 21)
Moon Over George Streeti"Streets amid the evening faces", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 22)
Morning Birds i"Hardly enough", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 23)
Good Friday Morningi"Now the mind awaits Calvary,", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 24)
Arrival from Austria : Italy, 1949i"All morning we walked", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 25)
My Father's Birthdayi"His grandchildren", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 26)
A First Visit to Centennial Parki"Light stains violet agapanthus stars", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 27)
Witches Fallsi"One's hardly game", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Epilogue (to Francesca)i"We stayed an hour longer", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 30)
Embarking at Naples, 1949i"The rain had eased", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Azalea Questioni"They sit in wicker chairs", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Clam Shelli"Desiring to be surrounded", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 33)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Visionary Editor Christopher Pollnitz , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 462-478)

— Review of Death's Directives Bruce Beaver , 1978 single work sequence poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life Gary Catalano , 1978 selected work poetry ; Idols of the Market Place and Other Poems Donald Moore , 1978 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader No.2 1978 anthology poetry ; Under Cover Agent Ian Reid , 1978 selected work poetry ; Invitation to a Marxist Lesbian Party Lee Cataldi , 1978 selected work poetry ; Knabel Vicki Viidikas , 1978 selected work poetry ; Under the Weather Laurie Duggan , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes S. K. Kelen , 1978 selected work poetry ; Cup Full of River Billy Jones , 1978 selected work poetry ; Blindspot John Jenkins , 1977 selected work poetry ; Collecting the Weather Geoff Page , 1978 selected work poetry ; Life Death and Some Words About Them Viv Kitson , 1978 selected work poetry ; Parabolas : Prose Poems Andrew Taylor , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) Peter Skrzynecki , 1978 selected work poetry ; Replacing Mirrors Graham Rowlands , 1975 selected work poetry ; Foot Falls and Notes Philip Hammial , 1976 selected work poetry ; HongKong Suicide and Other Poems Cornelis Vleeskens , 1976 selected work poetry
Refreshing and Perceptive John Griffin , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 January 1979; (p. 21)

— Review of Thirsty Weather Antigone Kefala , 1978 selected work poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life Gary Catalano , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) Peter Skrzynecki , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Greek Connection Timoshenko Aslanides , 1977 selected work poetry ; Icelandic Solitaries Alan Gould , 1978 selected work poetry
Refreshing and Perceptive John Griffin , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 January 1979; (p. 21)

— Review of Thirsty Weather Antigone Kefala , 1978 selected work poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life Gary Catalano , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) Peter Skrzynecki , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Greek Connection Timoshenko Aslanides , 1977 selected work poetry ; Icelandic Solitaries Alan Gould , 1978 selected work poetry
The Visionary Editor Christopher Pollnitz , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 462-478)

— Review of Death's Directives Bruce Beaver , 1978 single work sequence poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life Gary Catalano , 1978 selected work poetry ; Idols of the Market Place and Other Poems Donald Moore , 1978 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader No.2 1978 anthology poetry ; Under Cover Agent Ian Reid , 1978 selected work poetry ; Invitation to a Marxist Lesbian Party Lee Cataldi , 1978 selected work poetry ; Knabel Vicki Viidikas , 1978 selected work poetry ; Under the Weather Laurie Duggan , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes S. K. Kelen , 1978 selected work poetry ; Cup Full of River Billy Jones , 1978 selected work poetry ; Blindspot John Jenkins , 1977 selected work poetry ; Collecting the Weather Geoff Page , 1978 selected work poetry ; Life Death and Some Words About Them Viv Kitson , 1978 selected work poetry ; Parabolas : Prose Poems Andrew Taylor , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) Peter Skrzynecki , 1978 selected work poetry ; Replacing Mirrors Graham Rowlands , 1975 selected work poetry ; Foot Falls and Notes Philip Hammial , 1976 selected work poetry ; HongKong Suicide and Other Poems Cornelis Vleeskens , 1976 selected work poetry
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