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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Journey to Contentment : Poems of Reality
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* Contents derived from the Carlton South, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Richard Robinson Pty Ltd , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Growing Up at Bronte : I : Bronte Beach 1914i"The war-stained years on Bronte beach were sweet.", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Growing Up at Bronte : II : Old Miss Curran's Storei"I walked to school and twice each day must steer", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Growing Up at Bronte : III : The Lifesaveri"Beyond the surf the young lifesavers play", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Growing Up at Bronte : IV : The First Deathi"North of the beach lies Tamarama cove", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Tasmania : I : Still Water Reflectionsi"On calm days", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 21)
Tasmania : II : Seven-Mile Beachi"On a softly coloured beach the foreshore ti-trees tint", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Sri Lancan Beach : I : The Elephanti"On a little beach's palm-fringed dune I lie", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Sri Lancan Beach : II : The Templei"The noon's lush warmth has passed to afternoon,", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 27)
Sri Lancan Beach : III : The Girli"A little cloud is forming o'er the point", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Hindustani"In that far Indian land", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 33)
Love and Studyi"Liquid throb of distant madals,", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Indian Tigeri"I roamed the green Himalayan hills, and watched", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Bangladesh : Three Pictures : The Weatheri"The rains have failed! Or cyclone tides have swelled", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 38)
Bangladesh : Three Pictures : The Landi"A million years ago a manlike creature", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Bangladesh : Three Pictures : The Womani"The monsoon failed and her breasts are as dry as the hills.", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 39)
Orisoni"In the lucent west", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 41)
Traveller Pay the Tolli"Himalaya - and the snow-capped peaks proclaim", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Autumn in Abbotabad - the Mountaini"On frosty nights the brittle starlight falls", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 44)
Glidingi"The seat of the glider is pressed to my back", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 45)
Post-War Euphoriai"I have survived the war, the bursts of fire, the frantic screams", Godfrey Robinson , single work poetry (p. 46-47)

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Works about this Work

Poets and the Past Simon Patton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 132 1991; (p. 46)

— Review of The Murdered Swagman's Ghost and Other Verses : Selected Verse G. J. Harding , 1990 selected work poetry ; Journey to Contentment : Poems of Reality Godfrey Robinson , 1990 selected work poetry ; Daybreak Ian Thomas , 1991 selected work poetry
Poets and the Past Simon Patton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 132 1991; (p. 46)

— Review of The Murdered Swagman's Ghost and Other Verses : Selected Verse G. J. Harding , 1990 selected work poetry ; Journey to Contentment : Poems of Reality Godfrey Robinson , 1990 selected work poetry ; Daybreak Ian Thomas , 1991 selected work poetry
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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