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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Nurembergi"So quiet it was in that high, sun-steeped room,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 1)
Last Tramsi"That street washed with violet", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Fixed Ideas Fixed Opinionsi"Ranks of electroplated cubes, dwindling to glitters,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 3)
Out of Timei"I saw Time flowing like the hundred yachts", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
To Myselfi"After all, you are my rather tedious hero;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The All-Night Taxi Standi"Behold the brave fellow who sits in his Yellow,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 6-7)
Up in Mabel's Roomi"The stairs are dark, the steps are high-", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 7-8)
Choker's Lanei"In Choker's Lane, the doors appear", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 8)
William Streeti"The red globes of liqht, the liquor-green,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9)
Sleepi"Do you give yourself to me utterly,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Night-Ridei"Gas flaring on the yellow platform; voices running up and down;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 10)
South Countryi"After the whey-faced anonymity", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11)
Five Bellsi"Time that is moved by little fidget wheels", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11-15)
Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry war literature (p. 15)
Australiai"A nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 16)
Flower Poemi"Not these cut heads posed in a breathless room,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 17)
Observation Cari"To be put on the train and kissed and given my ticket,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Death of the Birdi"For every bird there is this last migration:", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Imperial Adami"Imperial Adam, naked in the dew,", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Return of Persephonei"Gliding through the still air, he made no sound;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 22)
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