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* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Selected Poems 1939-1990 : Introduction, Martin Duwell , single work criticism biography (p. xv-xxiv)

Canefields"These green ribbons will not tell you all; but listen-", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 3)

The Parrots"They were peculiar preachers, wise-spoken birds", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 4)

The Hurricane Lantern"She might have been the bush pub's slattern,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 5)

It"It is outside and cannot come", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 6)

The Old Pianist"I listened, for old times sake, but - old frame", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 7)

To a Farmer, Fencing"Where hides the spider, mortal or machine,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 8)

The Song"Softly the song speaks, stranger from the shadow", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 9)

To a Crow"You're made inquiries at the gate,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

Night in the Park"White moths at the park gate mantling a pale street light", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 12)

The Bell"I could not bend this mind, this skull-cold mind on mine", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 13)

To a Dead Tree"How would you look in a steel-grey suit,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 14)

Four Horses"Four horses have all day long across the plain", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 15)

Going to Bed"I have disclosed to you one half myself", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 16)

Becalmed"Above and below the ship...deep...blue:", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 19-20)

The Cat-o'-Nine-Tails'"Given the cat, it was not only that he ran", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 21)

The Turnip"Once weeding, when I pulled a skull", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 22)

Sea-Madness"The rocks' black sheep grazing beside the sea", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 23)

Bride Ship"Alone I walk again the harbour shore", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 24-25)

Crow"Perhaps blown over by a hellish wind -", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 26)

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John Blight : Selected Poems 1939-1990 (1992) Igor Maver , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Readings in Contemporary Australian Poetry 1997; (p. [73]-76)

Silence Exile Cunning Lee Cataldi , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1993; (p. 78-85)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 John Blight , 1992 selected work poetry ; Poems 1959-1989 David Malouf , 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Graham Rowlands , 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1975-90 Ken Bolton , 1992 selected work poetry

Inquiries at the Gate: the Poetry of John Blight Michael Sariban , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , vol. 10 no. 1993; (p. 192-195)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 John Blight , 1992 selected work poetry

Poetry is Where You Find It Reba Gostand , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 63-65)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 John Blight , 1992 selected work poetry ; Heartland Angelika Fremd , 1992 single work novel ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson Elaine Barry , 1996 single work criticism ; The Seal Woman Beverley Farmer , 1992 single work novel ; Poems 1959-1989 David Malouf , 1992 selected work poetry ; Central Mischief : Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself Elizabeth Jolley , 1992 selected work prose

Open, Mixed, and Moving: Recent Australian Poetry Kevin Hart , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 67 no. 3 1993; (p. 482-488) Twayne Companion to Contemporary World Literature 2003; (p. 794-801)
— Review of Selected Poems [1990] Gwen Harwood , 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1939-1990 John Blight , 1992 selected work poetry ; Poems 1959-1989 David Malouf , 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Elizabeth Riddell , 1992 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1991 selected work poetry drama ; New and Selected Poems John Forbes , 1992 selected work poetry

John Blight : Selected Poems 1939-1990 (1992) Igor Maver , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Readings in Contemporary Australian Poetry 1997; (p. [73]-76)

After Poetry (15) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : from Modern to Postmodern and Beyond Kevin Hart , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 129 1992; (p. 36-42)

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