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Poems written by inmates from Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre (a minimum-securite correctional centre for male offenders, outside Sydney).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Darlinghurst,
Kings Cross area,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:The Red Room Company
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Foreword, single work essay (p. 6-8)
- The Conquistador's Returni"Time still moves forward but", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- For a Time, I can Recalli"I wake,", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Six Soundsi"Gregorian sounds,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Fruity Lexiai"There were 3 of us", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Sky Paintedi"Screaming across the empty black void of space,", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Egg...i"Cage of rubber,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Intelligentsiai"Superficial scarring", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- A Hero That's Borni"Born within an empire, a life of national struggle,", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Passioni"It started with your number,", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- No Choicei"You were wrong Robert Frost,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Deep Sleepi"Sleep, deep, not a peep", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Alivei"Everything is new the first time it is experienced.", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Untitledi"I'm caught up in a struggle, with two backgrounds", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- The Dreami"I dream", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- The Day Start Routinei"at 6:25 buzz-buzz gets ready", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- The Taj Mahali"The Taj Mahal", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- White Irisi"Cold are its roots", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- A Long Bay Dreami"He sees me long", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- Dubious Horizonsi"Quantified fledging", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
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