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Issue Details: First known date: 1939... 1939 Five Bells : XX Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To the memory of an Australian poet JOHN ALEXANDER ROSS McKELLAR 1904-1932

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Frank Johnson , 1939 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Five Bellsi"Time that is moved by little fidget wheels", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 15-20)
Sleepi"Do you give yourself to me utterly,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 21)
To the Poetry of Hugh McCraei"Uncles who burst on childhood, from the East,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Last Tramsi"That street washed with violet", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Lesbia's Daughteri"Lesbia's daughter, I shall tell no lie,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 26)
Out of Timei"I saw Time flowing like the hundred yachts", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 27-29)
North Countryi"North Country, filled with gesturing wood,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
South Countryi"After the whey-faced anonymity", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 32)
William Streeti"The red globes of liqht, the liquor-green,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 33)
Cock-Crowi"The cock's far cry", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Knifei"The plough that marks on Harley's field", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 35)
"Damon, because on the mind's roads" To a Friendi"Adam, because on the mind's roads", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 36-27)
Vesper-Song of the Reverend Samuel Marsdeni"My cure of souls, my cage of brutes,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry satire (p. 38-39)
Full Orchestrai"My words are the poor footmen of your pride,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 40)
Advice to Psychologistsi"You spies that pierce the mind with trenches,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 41)
Cannibal Streeti""Buy, who'll buy", the pedlar sings,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 42)
Sensualityi"Feeling hunger and cold, feeling", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 43)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Drowned World of Kenneth Slessor Jeffrey Poacher , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 20 no. 1 2001; (p. 5-19)
Examines one of Slessor's central preoccupations - his fascination with drowning - and its significance in Slessor's work.
From Kenneth Slessor : An Essay in Interpretation A. K. Thomson , 1997 extract criticism
— Appears in: Kenneth Slessor : Critical Readings 1997; (p. 77-112) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 62)
Slessor's Politics John Hawke , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Spring vol. 56 no. 3 1996; (p. 54-67)
y separately published work icon Kenneth Slessor Adrian Caesar , Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451632 1995 single work criticism
The World Outside Time : Slessor's Five Bells Julian Croft , 1971 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 5 no. 2 1971; (p. 121-132)
Australian Poets Margaret Walkom , 1940 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , April vol. 1 no. 2 1940; (p. 27-29)

— Review of Where the Wind Goes James Devaney , 1939 selected work poetry ; Five Bells : XX Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1939 selected work poetry ; Battlefields Mary Gilmore , 1939 selected work poetry
Slessor's "Five Bells" 1939 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 August vol. 60 no. 3106 1939; (p. 2)

— Review of Five Bells : XX Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1939 selected work poetry
Three Australian Poets Robert D. FitzGerald , 1939 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 11 no. 4 1939; (p. 63-64)

— Review of Five Bells : XX Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1939 selected work poetry
Three Australian Poets Robert D. FitzGerald , 1939 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 11 no. 4 1939; (p. 53-64)
y separately published work icon Kenneth Slessor Adrian Caesar , Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451632 1995 single work criticism
From Kenneth Slessor : An Essay in Interpretation A. K. Thomson , 1997 extract criticism
— Appears in: Kenneth Slessor : Critical Readings 1997; (p. 77-112) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 62)
Kenneth Slessor's Poetry Douglas Stewart , 1969 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 28 no. 2 1969; (p. 149-168)
Kenneth Slessor T. Inglis Moore , 1947 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 8 no. 4 1947; (p. 194-205) Critical Essays on Kenneth Slessor 1968; (p. 113-123)
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