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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... no. 13 Christmas 1944 of Poetry est. 1941 Poetry
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Notes

  • Preface by J. R. Hervey.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Home Leavei"They do not speak our language now;", Eric Irvin , single work poetry war literature (p. 5)
Clashi"This is the place where Aborigines", Rex Ingamells , single work poetry (p. 6)
Cities in Alkira, Rex Ingamells , sequence poetry (p. 6-11)
Memorialsi"Observe the sun rise flaunting, while, in hosts,", Rex Ingamells , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Ghostsi"While trade and commerce, headline, fashion, war", Rex Ingamells , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Song for Alkirai"Alkira is not dead. Alkira creeps", Rex Ingamells , single work poetry (p. 10)
Prophecyi"This is my prison of concrete and of custom,", Rex Ingamells , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
These Old Men Are Slow to Speaki"These old men are slow to speak.", Clive Turnbull , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Strident Whistles Blowi"Alas for the railway stations", Clive Turnbull , single work poetry (p. 12)
A Stall in Petticoat Lanei""Hey, Joe," he cried, "unwrap another pair.", Frank Kellaway , single work poetry (p. 13)
Lines to an Unborn Soni"You could not choose a fairer day to enter", Nancy Cato , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Command Performancei"Fiddler, I want no moping lover's songs", Val Vallis , single work poetry (p. 14)
For Nicky, Accidentally Drowned in New Guineai"I never loved him, hardly knew his ways.", Donovan Clarke , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Constant Loveri"I think that I shall never see", Robert Crossland , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Boondawarki"I stood on the forgotten shore", James Devaney , single work (p. 17)
The Bombersi"In the purple night, above the sleeping France,", K. Collopy , single work poetry war literature (p. 17-18)
Elegy for a Modern Childi"Over the railway bridge at the end of the garden,", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 18-20)
To a Girl Found Murderedi"Had you no premonition of your death -", Joan Mas , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Alcheringai"This was the land without clocks:", Ken Barratt , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Poetry in Progress Dawn Wood , 1945 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 6 no. 4 1945; (p. 53)

— Review of Poetry no. 12 September 1944 periodical issue ; Poetry no. 13 Christmas 1944 periodical issue ; Poetry no. 14 March 1945 periodical issue ; Poetry no. 15 June 1945 periodical issue
Poetry in Progress Dawn Wood , 1945 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 6 no. 4 1945; (p. 53)

— Review of Poetry no. 12 September 1944 periodical issue ; Poetry no. 13 Christmas 1944 periodical issue ; Poetry no. 14 March 1945 periodical issue ; Poetry no. 15 June 1945 periodical issue
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