Five Bells : XX Poems
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| Author | Kenneth Slessor |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry collection |
| Publisher | Frank Johnson Ltd. |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 43 pp. |
Five Bells : XX Poems is a poetry collection by Australian poet Kenneth Slessor, published by Frank Johnson Ltd. in Australia in 1939.[1] The collection includes illustrations by Norman Lindsay, and was originally published in a limited print run of 500 copies.[1]
The collection contains 20 poems, with all being published here for the first time.[2]
- "Five Bells"
- "Sleep"
- "To the Poetry of Hugh McCrae"
- "Last Trams (i)"
- "Last Trams (ii)"
- "Lesbia's Daughter"
- "Out of Time (i)"
- "Out of Time (ii)"
- "Out of Time (iii)"
- "North Country"
- "South Country"
- "William Street"
- "Cock-Crow"
- "The Knife"
- "To a Friend"
- "Vesper-Song of the Reverend Samuel Marsden"
- "Full Orchestra"
- "Advice to Psychologists"
- "Cannibal Street"
- "Sensuality"