Poetry reviews a broad spectrum of modern verse
The piece surveys T J Kelly's selections of English poets from Chaucer to Dylan Thomas with additions from Australian writers Kenneth Slessor D FitzGerald Judith Wright and James McAuley. It weighs the selections against critical taste, notes omissions and praises Len Mann Lehmann Murray and others, and reflects on Australian poetry's evolving voice and potential international reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T J. Kelly
Chaucer
Dylan Thomas
Kenneth Slessor
D. FitzGerald
Judith Wright
James McAuley
Ty J. Kelly
Mann
Fife
Queensland
Africa
Syracuse
Advice to the climber from the Duke of Bedford
A satirical survey of social climbing by Tod, Duke of Bedford, with George Mikes and Joe Swaith, critiquing snobbery and English manners. The Duke dissects practices from names and fashion to dining habits, laments foxhunting, and notes class pretensions with witty, cautionary humor.
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Duke OF Bedford
Tod, Duke of Bedford
George Mikes
Joe Swaith
Price
13Th Duke of Bedford
Death by one’s own action in social pathology study
A review of a new series on social pathology by Erwin Stengel argues most deaths by own action occur across societies, with England showing high rates and effects dominated by available means. The piece highlights prevention via contact and social responsibility, cites Monroe and Polynesian examples, and notes the work’s humane, concise approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Stengel
Marilyn Monroe
King
Siumtae
Nt Am Lle
Dagger Escapes Cloak The Look of CIA Power
A critical review argues the book accuses US intelligence agencies, especially the CIA, of covert influence beyond the State Department over decades. It questions methods and authenticity while praising its warning about the dangers and limits of democratic oversight on secret operations. The Bay of Pigs and other episodes are cited to illustrate the balance between power and accountability.
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Washington
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
America
Pear
Corden
Eisenhower
Chiefs of Staff
Kennedy
United Nations
Korea
Ngo Din Dien
Pula
Children’s reading list and travel notes in old newspaper fragment
A garbled OCR fragment lists titles and authors across children’s books and travel pieces. Mentions include works like The Yeu of the Planor and The exciting wory, along with authors such as Elyne Mitchell and Elisabeth Mactotyre. Sparse place and price hints appear, with references to Sydney, Curmwoog Croming, and Central Australia.
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Planor Spence
Kendall
Sydney
Curmwoog Croming
Muster Lip
Paddy Hooper
Geordie Thomsot
Elyne Mitchell
Neumbies
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T. J. Kelly
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Micha
Geoffrey Lehmann
Eliot
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Fordsworth
Nomey
Alo
Canberra
Lenmenn
Aly
Les A. Murray
ANU
Arm
Hermes
University of Sydney
Murray
Coleridge
Bayt Museray
Traherne
Watkin
Cermin
Lehmann
News and Informaion Bureau
Australia
Literary Review
Kleigh Wickingon University
New Jersey
William Wordsworth
Robin Sayer
Re, Harrison
Eric Lambart Macdougall
James A. Michener
Verity Hewitt Jarema
By Gavin Long
South Africa
Woburn Abbey
Thickeray
Mikes
Thackeray
France
Vinder Wich
United State
Cowie
Adi
Blackpoo
Sterling Rervive
Erwin Stengel
MacGibbon
Kee
Prive
Britain
West Berlin
Hungary
Egypt
Eire
Stenge
By John Powell
Duke of Ripenarin
New Zealand
Somerset
Angus & Robertson
Kingston
A.C.T
C. R. Kennard
Civic Centre
Swain's Pty. Ltd
Garema Place
Reeves Polymer
Ponsford, Newman & Benson Ltd
York St
Dagger
T. B. Millar
Invisible Government
Bachdoeion Dee Price
CHA
Wise
Roux
Iraman
Mohammed Mossulegh
Castillo-Armas Feyoil
Burm
Laon
Viet Nam
Richard M. Bissell
Bay of Pigs
Tiawlty Sisslers
Red
Wace
Elisabeth Mactotyre
Mischincu Feu
Resas Tov
Nchoton
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Oxford University Press
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