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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... no. 16 September-October 1944 of Barjai est. 1943-1947 Barjai
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Editorial, single work prose
This editorial is a defence of Barjai's preference for publishing experimental poetry dealing with contemporary issues. It responds to accusations of an unhealthy absence of 'Truth and Beauty'.
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Morningi"Into the gutters gushed the tedious rain", Laurence Collinson , single work poetry (p. 2)
Eveningi"The water swilled the streets and swelled the drain", Laurence Collinson , single work poetry (p. 2)
Four-Sonnet Sequence, Laurence Collinson , sequence poetry (p. 2-3)
Dreami"He entered in a rounded hollow room", Laurence Collinson , single work poetry (p. 3)
Morningi"The rain, like diamonds was falling still", Laurence Collinson , single work poetry (p. 3)
Poemi"When I build a house", Alex Lire , single work poetry (p. 4)
Day of Revivali"Day of revival", Shirley Reynolds , single work poetry (p. 4)
Poemi"Beyond the sleeping and the wake,", Thea Astley , single work poetry (p. 5)
Idioti"He picked a rose,", Thea Astley , single work poetry (p. 5)
Spanish Overture, 1936i"Fly with the winds.", G. B. Harrison , single work poetry (p. 6)
Beauty Is So Rare a Thingi"If the silken throats", G. B. Harrison , single work poetry (p. 6)
Poemi"Something, you know not what", Beryl Leaver , single work poetry (p. 6)
Marsi"I have come from mist to mist and seen the beauty", Betty McFarlane , single work poetry (p. 7)
In the Nighti"A little tired forgotten pain", Ann Power , single work poetry (p. 7)
Poem After T.S. Elioti"I have unfolded Time,", Edgar Castle , single work poetry (p. 8)
Vacant Shuttlesi"I am weary of expectancy:", Raymond Walters , single work poetry (p. 8)
Poemi"You moved", David Beard , single work poetry (p. 8)
Departurei"With defiance,", Rosalie Elmiger , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Towni"When he entered there the town was sleeping", Barrett Reid , single work poetry (p. 10)
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