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The poems of Ern Malley

by Ern Malley (Fictitious poet), Max Harris, Joanna Murray-Smith

This collection comprises the complete poems and commentaries originally published under the title The Darkening Ecliptic in the Autumn 1944 issue of Angry Penguins magazine.

Accession 4571 ISBN 0041500881 Publisher Allen & Unwin
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