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This is the author's sixth poetry collection.

Notes

Dedication: Dedicated with respect and affection to James Devaney a master of the craft.

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

New England"Poplar country, weeping-willow country", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 1)

Interview"But, gentlemen, I fear you've been misled!", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 2)

Outer Suburbs"It seems you can't have gracious living and", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry satire (p. 3)

Office Block"The main construction is in flexibrick,", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 4)

Peasant Revolt"The psychediscodelics were a frost;", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry satire (p. 5)

L'Embarquement pour Cythere"Watteau was slightly silly to equip", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 6)

Antony and Cleopatra"The pair on the high terrace saw, below", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 7)

Helen and Theseus"Nemesis' daughter, priestess of the moon,", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 8)

Tancred and Clorinda"Smartly the Saracen emerges", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 9)

Anti-Wagnerian Sonnet"I am no Tristan; you, my love, are not", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 10)

Indochinoiserie"No, it's not you I love just now,", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 11)

Abyssinia and Vietnam"To get a lyric thrill from bombing black", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 12)

The Day the Firing Stopped..."The day the firing stopped, we were in pines", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 13)

Patterns of Flight"Pelicans' ponderous pattern,", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 14)

Ocean Beach"Visitors with three weeks' tan", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 15)

Country Bus Stop"Sour soil, breeder of paperbark, swamp gum", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 16)

Flute Girl"Blow, little angel, your bamboo,", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 17)

Address to Tyto Alba"Owl, be welcome. Sit in the mulberry tree", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 18)

Enigma"She's quite an aged lady now : a person", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 19)

Bogong Jack and the Trooper"There's a story told about Bogong Jack", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry humour (p. 20-22)

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Untitled Ralph Meredith , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Outposts Poetry Quarterly (UK) , no. 92 1972; (p. 31-33)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Urban Heroes Jim Tulip , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 August vol. 93 no. 4768 1971; (p. 47-48)
— Review of The Branch of Dodona and Other Poems: 1969-1970 David Campbell , 1970 selected work poetry ; Wilderness Leon Slade , 1970 selected work poetry ; Calendar Adam John Millett , 1971 selected work poetry ; Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Untitled Thomas Shapcott , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March vol. 10 no. 5 1971; (p. 90)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Untitled Carl Harrison-Ford , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: New Poetry , vol. 19 no. 2 1971; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Untitled R. Hall , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 July 1971; (p. 20)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Recent Australian Poetry Ronald T. Dunlop , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 40 1971; (p. 52-56)
— Review of Collected Poems 1936-1970 James McAuley , 1971 selected work poetry ; Judith Wright : Collected Poems, 1942-1970 Judith Wright , 1971 selected work poetry ; The Cool Change Andrew Taylor , 1971 selected work poetry ; Single Eye Philip Roberts , 1971 selected work poetry ; The Deer Under the Skin J. S. Harry , 1971 selected work poetry ; The Question Geoff Page , 1971 selected work poetry ; Altjeringa and Other Aboriginal Poems Roland Robinson , 1970 selected work poetry ; Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Old Verse S. E. Lee , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 31 no. 3 1971; (p. 227-240)
— Review of The Book of Bligh J. M. Couper , 1969 selected work poetry ; Rodney Hall Reads 'Romulus and Remus' Rodney Hall , 1970 selected work poetry ; Rosemary Dobson Reads from Her Own Work Rosemary Dobson , 1970 selected work poetry ; Altjeringa and Other Aboriginal Poems Roland Robinson , 1970 selected work poetry ; Findings and Keepings : Selected Poems, 1939-1969 Geoffrey Dutton , 1970 selected work poetry ; My People : A Kath Walker Collection Kath Walker , 1970 selected work poetry essay ; The Branch of Dodona and Other Poems: 1969-1970 David Campbell , 1970 selected work poetry ; Dunciad Minor A. D. Hope , 1970 sequence poetry ; James McAuley Reads from His Own Work James McAuley , 1970 selected work poetry ; The First-Born and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1970 selected work poetry ; Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Poems from a Balladeer Graeme Curtis , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Makar , vol. 7 no. 2 1971; (p. 41-43)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Untitled D. Green , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 1971; (p. 15)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

Untitled R. Hall , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 July 1971; (p. 20)
— Review of Op 8 : Poems 1961-69 J. S. Manifold , 1971 selected work poetry

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