Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Blackburn, Blackburn - Mitcham - Vermont area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Collins Dove , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Foreword to Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry, Les Murray , single work criticism

Murray outlines his criteria for including works in the anthology: that the works be poetry, first and foremost, and that they deal with material 'commonly regarded as religious', or that evinces 'some real engagement with the numinous'. He aims simply to assemble and present poems- in 'loose constellations' - without trying to order them historically or thematically. Indeed, he argues that most of the distinctive and interesting Australian religious poetry is contemporary, or nearly so, and that categories tend to 'entrap' and dominate creative works.

Where some guidance may be helpful, as in the case of Aboriginal poetry, he presents notes of those who have first translated particular texts into English. He refers to his own (Christian) affiliation and its reflection in the selection of poems, including his own.

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Bells of St. Peter Mancrofti"Gay golden volleys of banter", Francis Webb , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Power of the Bellsi"The great bells grow not weary,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
The Bishopi"Robed and mitred the bishop stands and hard by his ear a pigeon", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Country Nuni"In a cafe under a lazy fan", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Westminster Abbeyi"Silence and awe. Man becomes mote-like here", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 4)
Chartres Cathedral (on the Shortest Day)i"What Nature makes is best unmade by Man-", Julian Croft , single work poetry (p. 5)
Mr Jamesi"When I was a boy", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Churchi"Dawdling in the church", Kate Pratt , single work poetry (p. 6)
Praying for the Deadi"And in the church, silence.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Light of Sinaii"Because the mountains of Edom are bare", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 8)
Covenanti"Son, half-gentile child", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 8)
Jerusalemi"This is where the deserts end.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 9)
Derelict Churchi"When earth and flint rear themselves into certain shapes", Francis Webb , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Words for Our Daughteri"September, and the final mists impose", R. A. Simpson , single work poetry (p. 10)
Revival Rallyi"A delirium of shapes rising and falling :", Gwen Harwood , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Requiem for an Armyi"There we sit", Kenneth Crotty , single work poetry (p. 11)
What Have We Done?i"Winding ourselves up and down with the fetters of yesterday:", Kenneth Crotty , single work poetry (p. 12)
Holy Thursdayi"Night blows me like a broken limb", Linda Molony , single work poetry (p. 12)
Wars of Imperialismi"From 66 to 70 A.D. Rome and Palestine tore", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 13)
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