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Notes

Author's note: This collection comprises all of the verse, apart from the novel sequence The Boys Who Stole the Funeral, which the author wishes to preserve from his first twenty years' work. A number of the poems have been abridged, but no very extensive rewriting has been undertaken.
Enlarged and revised edition of The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981. Contains twenty five additional poems.

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Forest Hit by Modern Use"The forest, hit by modern use,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 149-150)

Shower"From the metal poppy", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 150-151)

The Quality of Sprawl"Sprawl is the quality", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 151-152)

Weights"Not owning a cart, my father", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 152-153)

Three Poems in Memory of My Mother, Miriam Murray nee Arnall (Born 13.5.1915, Died 19.4.1951), Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 152-158)

Midsummer Ice"Remember how I used", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 153)

The Steel"I am older than my mother.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 153-158)

Machine Portraits with Pendant Spaceman"The bulldozer stands short as a boot on its heel-high ripple soles;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 158-161)

The International Poetry Festivals Thing"Those conventions of the trade", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 161-163)

Little Boy Impelling a Scooter"Little boy on a wet pavement", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 163)

Self-Portrait from a Photograph"If this picture has survived", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 164-165)

The Hypogeum"Below the moveable gardens of this shopping centre", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 165-166)

An Immortal"Beckoner of hotheads, brag-tester, lord of the demi-suicides,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 166)

Second Essay on Interest: The Emu"Weathered blond as a grass tree, a huge Beatles haircut", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 166-168)

A Retrospect of Humidity"All the air conditioners now slacken", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 168-169)

The Chimes of Niegeschah"The timeless state of Niegeschah", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 170-171)

The Smell of Coal Smoke"John Brown, glowing far and down,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 171-172)

The Mouthless Image of God in the Hunter-Colo Mountains"Starting a dog, in the past-midnight suburbs, for a laugh,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 172-174)