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A poem in three parts.
Dedication: To Adrian Lawlor
'Adrian Lawlor ... read Lands very early in the piece ... His painting-Banner of Blood-was the immediate outcome of his reading.' (Alister Kershaw, 'No Levelled Malice' The Lonely Verge p. 5)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First line of verse: "The suns are hammered nightwards as they slumber,"

Appears in:

y Angry Penguins no. 2 August 1941 Z596669 1941 periodical issue 1941
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1941
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pg. 32-36
Appears in:

y The Lonely Verge : Poems Alister Kershaw , Adelaide : The Warlock Press , 1943 Z473689 1943 selected work essay poetry Adelaide : The Warlock Press , 1943
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1943
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pg. 9-12
Note: With first line: The suns are hammered nightwards as they slumber, and title: Lands in Force
Appears in:

y Australian Verse from 1805 : A Continuum Geoffrey Dutton (editor), Adelaide : Rigby , 1976 Z399014 1976 anthology Adelaide : Rigby , 1976
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1976
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pg. 168-170
Appears in:

y Collected Poems Alister Kershaw , Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1992 Z126859 1992 selected work poetry Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1992
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1992
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pg. 21-24
Appears in:

y Poems of Love and Loss Alister Kershaw , Paris London : Alyscamps Press , 1995 Z1143916 1995 selected work poetry Paris London : Alyscamps Press , 1995
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1995
)
pg. 14-18

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The Sawtooth Integrity of Alister Kershaw : His Life and Works (with a Melbourne Memoir) Michael Keon , 1986 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 30 no. 9 1986; (p. 22-26)

Hats Off Gentlemen! Adrian Lawlor , 1942 single work criticism
— Appears in: A New Year Comment , January no. 9-10 1942; (p. 8-10)

"Night Clearly" : A Defence of Decadence : In Relation to the Poetry of Alister Kershaw Max Harris , 1942 single work column
— Appears in: A New Year Comment , January no. 9-10 1942; (p. 16-17)

Elements of the Nascent Pacific Michael Keon , 1941 single work criticism
— Appears in: Comment , November no. 8 1941; (p. 3-5)

"Night Clearly" : A Defence of Decadence : In Relation to the Poetry of Alister Kershaw Max Harris , 1942 single work column
— Appears in: A New Year Comment , January no. 9-10 1942; (p. 16-17)