Death of a Whale single work   poetry   "When the mouse died, there was a sort of pity:"
Issue Details: First known date: 1954... 1954 Death of a Whale
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Alternative title: Matinya Seekor Ikan Paus
First line of verse: "When the mouse died, there was a sort of pity:=Ketika tikus itu mati, ada rasa belas di hati:"
Language: English , Indonesian

Works about this Work

John Blight (1913-1995) : 'Death of a Whale' Geoff Page , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sixty Classic Australian Poems 2009; (p. 91-94)
Anthologies of Australian Poetry Kenneth Slessor , 1970 single work
— Appears in: Bread and Wine : Selected Prose 1970; (p. 165-190)
y separately published work icon John Blight Reading Poetry John Blight , Hazel de Berg , Canberra : National Library of Australia , 1959 18404978 1959 single work poetry Blight reads three poems: "Sea beasts", "Dinghies" and "Death of a whale".
John Blight (1913-1995) : 'Death of a Whale' Geoff Page , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sixty Classic Australian Poems 2009; (p. 91-94)
Anthologies of Australian Poetry Kenneth Slessor , 1970 single work
— Appears in: Bread and Wine : Selected Prose 1970; (p. 165-190)
y separately published work icon John Blight Reading Poetry John Blight , Hazel de Berg , Canberra : National Library of Australia , 1959 18404978 1959 single work poetry Blight reads three poems: "Sea beasts", "Dinghies" and "Death of a whale".
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