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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Lyre Bird Writers , 1951 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Imminent Summer"A girl is sleeping beside the fallen tree", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 5)

Descendant"Our rooster shakes his lovely head", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 6)

Chinaman"I saw a Chinaman so old, his eyes", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 7)

Of a Drawing by Donald Friend"Had they sneered at death", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 8)

Pitt Street Statue"How many years I ask", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 9)

Song of the Heart"I have told my heart", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 10)

Sentimental Song"Oh heart, oh heart, beat in the night;", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 11)

Note: Title: 'Song'

The Cactus of the Moon"The cactus of the moon blooms only for one night;", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 12)

Anniversary"How many years ago?", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 13)

I Have Seen Great Water-Birds"I have seen great water-birds arise", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 14)

Winter Coal Strike, 1949"I have never seen Sydney like this before", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 15)

Old Men"Today I have been thinking of very old men,", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 16)

Pyrric [sic] Victory"Winter, Winter, old man, stop running behind me,", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 17)

Water Diviner"He holds a forked stick straight in his clever fingers,", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 18)

The Eagle and the Fish-Hawk"Reckoning in miles, between the hills and the sea,", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 19)

Eagles Must Have Long Sight"Like pearls along the coast the beaches lie;", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 20)

Point Lookout"Whiter and bluer the water,", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 21)

Whipping Boy"The cliff's a whipping boy for the sea's scourges", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 22)

Detective Story"Only the corpse on the floor was out of it all,", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 23 - 24)

The House Caught in a Dream"The old white house dreams over the little bay", Nancy Keesing , single work poetry (p. 25)

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Firstlings of Poetry Martin Haley , 1953 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 14 no. 3 1953; (p. 190-191)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

Untitled G. A. S. , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 6 1952; (p. 7)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

Untitled 1951 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 April vol. 72 no. 3713 1951; (p. 2)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

Untitled Donovan Clarke , 1951 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 10 no. 2 1951; (p. 195-197)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

Untitled 1951 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 April vol. 72 no. 3713 1951; (p. 2)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

Untitled G. A. S. , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 6 1952; (p. 7)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

Firstlings of Poetry Martin Haley , 1953 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 14 no. 3 1953; (p. 190-191)
— Review of Imminent Summer Nancy Keesing , 1951 selected work poetry

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