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Von Hoogenheim ' , • • , , • • • • 4 The Traveller's Palm , . • • • • · , ·,',3 CARE.w. JAN The Cities • • • • • • , . • • 1017 , , Manarabisi · , • • • • · , 2] ~ Barakara ., · , • • • • • • • • 2Z CARTER. MARTIN New Day . • • • • • • • • , . For My S on .. • • • • • • • • Fragment of Memory • • · , , . • • Listening to the Land • • • • • • • • CHINlAPEN. J . W. Albion Wilds • • • • • • • • • • CL ARKE. PRESTON We waited for t he Dawn • • • • • • 34 CLEMENTI. CECIL Kaietuk .. • • • • • • • • • • 23 Roraima .. • • · , • • · , • • 19 COSSOU. MORTIM,ER A. Come raise your voices , . , , • • , . 109 DALZELL. FRANK E. The Kiskadee • • • • · , · , · , 46 ... The River Demerara ., • • · , · , · , 12 Obituary of a Bum . • • • • · , • • 32 DAVIS. L. C. Day of Deligh t • • • • • • · , • • 39 Alphecca . , · , • • • • • • • • 71 Satan's Serenade • • • • • • , . • • 104 Flowers for You , . , . , . • • · , 72 de JONGE. LlA.URIE .. , , Meditation . • • · , · , 95 • Man know Thyself .. • • • • , . · , 96 I affirm God's presence is here · , • • , , 97 de WEEVE,R. J.ACQU,E!LINE Poem . • • , . • • • • 59 Poem . , • • • • • • • • 65 GLF,N, IGNATIUS The River in October • • • • • • · , 50 ... Mineena . , • • • • • • • • 16 Lulu Water . • • • • • • • • 78 G,RIMES. JOH N , Elise • • • • . • • • • • • 62 HAMIL TON, CLEVELAND W. Helle . , . , , , . , . 77 Symbols . , . , • • · , • • • • 105 HARP,ER. DORIS Villanelle .. • • • • · , , . , . 53 .. I • HARPER-SMITH, J. W. Farchment and Quill . • • • • • • • • 103 i To a Dead Silk Cotton Tree ., • • , . • • 14 Twilight . , , • • • • , . 52 Luna , . , , . • • • • • • 58 HARRIS, GEORGE I sat in the land of poets • • • • • • • • 9,2 Hl~RRIS, WILSON , , , Tell me Trees • • • • . • • 42 These are the words of an old man , . • • • • 84 The Chorus .... • ••• , . • • , . • • 106 Savanah Lands · , · , , , • • , . 20 ,> HEATH, ROY , The Peasants • • • • • • • • . 82 JOSIAH, HENRY W. • , And so the Tears .... ,/ - • • · , · , • • 44 Hindsight of England · , • • • • • • 108 LAWRENCE, P. Kaieteur . , ... • • • • , , 24 Oriens Ex Oceidente Lux • • • • • • • 101 , LA WRENCE, WALTER MAC. A. , , , , 100 ~ .!\nticipatory . , • • • • , , J Morning .... .. · , , . • • • • 36 From Meditation, Thoughts in the Silence • • · , 81 Kaieteur , , .. • • , , • ••• • • 25 ,\ Futility , , .. • • • •• • • • • • 80 ] . 0 Beautiful Guiana , , • ••• • • , . MARTIN, E,GBEIRT (LEO) , Twilight . • ••• , , , , • • 51 The Swallow . , . • • •• , , • • 49 , Themes of Song .. • • • • • • 33 I can no longer hide • • , , , . • • 64 My Darling.... • • • ••• • • • • 63 I • , National Anthem .. • • · , · , • • 110 j IV'J:LVILLE, EDWINA • • • • i In the Night .... • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 i Poem , . • • · , · , • • • • 73 '> ,. MITCHELL, HORACE ~ MIT~~g~~~~~~R, EDGA~' , , • ••• • • • • 60 ? .. The Virgin .. , • • • • •• , , 8.' October Seventh . · , • ••• • • 76 Meditations of a man slightly drunk , . • • • •• • 30 PARRIS, VERNON , ... Moonlight at Apoteri • • , . • • • • •• J. I PIE,RS, FRANCIS HANDY I do not know . • ••• , , • • 28 Old Seawall . · . • • • • 9 Victoria Regia . ( .. , • ••• · , • • 10 Guianese Garden . • • • ••• • • f 11 RjA.MCHARIT'AR - LALLA, C. E. J. Lips . • • • • • • , . 70 The Leaky House . .. , , , , . · , 31 The Stars , . ... • • • • • • 56 The Weeding Gang ., , . , , .... , . 29 \ - - - R,EJS. E. H. I told my heart . .... • • • • · - 61 Gladness and sorrow, laughter and tears • ••• • • 90 Welcome April . • • • • • • 38 " RICHMo.ND. QUENTIN On the sands of Leguan • • • • ·. , . • • 15 Ro.DWtAY. J. ALWYN Telephone .. • • • •• • • • • • • • 102 RUH-o.MAN. PETER A Tropical Morn • • • • • • • • • • • • 35 Kiskadee .. • • · - • ••