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From editor's Foreword: 'About half the poems appear here for the first time. The others were published in working class and progressive publications.'
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Current Book Distributors
, 1955 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Not too Old to Rati"I don't care of the cause be wrong,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- The Bush Navvyi"There's quite a lot of navvy camps where few can read or write.", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- The Immortali"The men whose courage, like a shock", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Promenadei"I often see the aged rich", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The Dreamersi"Had you a dream, when you were very small,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Kitchen Reveriei"Under my hands the dishes fly", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Cynici"I met a cynic walking yesterday,", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- A Worker's Handsi"Grease-filled in every line and pore, nails cracked", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- The Miner's Cavili"I cavils a place down in three-panel east,", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- The Stream of Lifei"Oh! How I wish I was free!", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Who Are the Singers?i"Who are the singers whose songs are ringing", single work poetry (p. 15)
- A Song for Free Meni"Brothers, form the ashes springing", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Little Joe Flood in '52i"Oh, this is the story of little Joe Flood,", single work poetry (p. 16-18)
- Organisedi"Bill drove a coach away outback,", single work poetry satire (p. 18)
- Peter Lalori"This song's in honor of a man", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Betrayali"Winston Churchill, famous man,", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Farewell, Cook!i"A lonely old cook on the doorstep sits,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Literature-Selling at Raby Bayi"Bright summer weather laps the little town;", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Lament for Bill Bull, Aboriginei"Poor Billy is gone, and now Billy's shade", single work poetry (p. 22)
- To a Friend, before a Commissioni"When harlots call a amiden whore,", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 5 1955; (p. 33)
— Review of New World - New Song : A Selection of Poems from the Left 1955 anthology poetry -
New World, New Song
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 6 1955-1956; (p. 30-31)
— Review of New World - New Song : A Selection of Poems from the Left 1955 anthology poetry
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New World, New Song
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 6 1955-1956; (p. 30-31)
— Review of New World - New Song : A Selection of Poems from the Left 1955 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 5 1955; (p. 33)
— Review of New World - New Song : A Selection of Poems from the Left 1955 anthology poetry
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