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  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Manchester,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Carcanet , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Driving Through Sawmill Townsi"In the high cool country,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Burning Trucki"It began at dawn with fighter planes:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 11)
An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbowi"The word goes round Repins, the murmur goes round Lorenzinis,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Toward the Imminent Daysi"Midmorning, September, and red tractors climb", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 13-19)
The Names of the Humblei"Fence beyond fence from breakfast", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20-22)
Boopisi"Coming out of reflections", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Jozsefi"You ride on the world-horse once", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Breachi"I am a policeman", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Aqualung Shintoi"All day above the Japanese fleet,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 28-31)
Their Cities, Their Universitiesi"The men of my family danced a reel with sugar", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 31-34)
Kiss of the Whipi"In Cardiff, off Saint Mary's Street", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Portrait of the Autist as a New World Driveri"A car is also", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Sidere Mens Eadem Mutato : A Spiral of Sonnets for Robert Ellisi"Out of the Fifties, a time of picking your nose", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 38-41)
The Broad Bean Sermoni"Beanstalks, in any breeze, are a slack church parade", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
The Actioni"We have spoken of the Action,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
The Mitchells Dedication, Written Last : For the Vernacular Republici"I am seeing this: two men are sitting on a pole", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Powerline Incarnationi"When I ran to snatch the wires off our roof", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
The Returneesi"As we were rowing to the lakes", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 47-50)
Creeper Habiti"On Bennelong Point", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Employment for the Castes in Abeyancei"I was a translator at the Institute:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
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