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Epigraph: My lute has but three strings / To quicken breath / In those to whom it sings: / Love, Life and Death ... H.P.
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United Kingdom (UK),
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The Lute"Respond, my heart, to all the sounds of Earth", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 19)

Remembered Rain"All through the hushed, still afternoon", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 22)

"The bourdon of the steady summer rain" Rain in the Night"The pattering rustle of the summer rain", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 23)

After Verlaine"In the lone park, chilled by the Autumn blast,", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 23-24)

Conversation on a Wharf""How now, old friend! How come you here alone?", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 27)

The Fire of Driftwood"My fire is built of wreckage from old ships;", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 32)

The Almond Tree"A WREATH of driven chimney smoke,", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 35)

Dante"O poet and dear master, whose great heart", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 43)

Post Meridiem"The time has come for quiet, heart of mine,", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 49)

An Invocation"Death, when thine hour shall chime to summon me,", Helen Power , single work poetry (p. 52)

Note: In A Lute with Three Strings (1964), this poem is titled simply 'Invocation'.

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Helen Power (1870-1957) Margaret Giordano , Don Norman , 1984 single work biography
— Appears in: Tasmanian Literary Landmarks 1984; (p. 91-97)

Helen Power and Norma Davis Owen W. Reid , 1965 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Education , August vol. 17 no. 2 1965; (p. 95-99)

Helen Power : A Lute with Three Strings Judith Wright , 1965 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March vol. 4 no. 5 1965;
— Review of A Lute with Three Strings Helen Power , 1964 selected work poetry