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'The No. 17 Reader is the 1992 selection of the best Friendly Street poems. Here is South Australian poetry full of life and ranging widely, drawn from the monthly readings at the Box Factory. (Publication summary)
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* Contents derived from the
Adelaide,
South Australia,:
Kent Town,
Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area,
Adelaide - North / North East,
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Friendly Street Poets
,Wakefield Press
, 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- As the Winds Blowi"morning woke me", single work poetry (p. 1-5)
- Calcutta Weepsi"I made the British Empire", single work poetry (p. 6)
- In Cordobai"Which of these coins would it be most", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Rosai""I might have gone there sooner"", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Paraguay 1894i"They wed beneath", single work poetry (p. 8)
- October 19th. Adams River, British Columbia.i"Holding position in the silver-shot turbulence", single work poetry (p. 9)
- November 4th. Xcaret, Yucatan.i"Aimed at the limit of sky the reconstructed temple", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Flower for Sylvia : Hamilton, Ontario. February 11th 1963i"Two thousand dollars, and overnight", single work poetry (p. 10)
- For Mr Perfect, Mr I'm Always Righti"can't say i wasn't warned", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Dream Talki"At breakfast I love you least.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Hen, the Spaniels, Frenchie and the Mooni"`Little hen, where are you going?'", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Mardi at Six Inchesi"2 a.m.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Kepleri"Learning all the air in the room,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Rattling Bonesi"Rattling bones tacking out", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Meditation on an Anonymous Poemi"Her lust for Hippolytus destroyed Phaedra.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Reply to an Anonymous Poeti"Do not, you say, strew flowers on your grave.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Recollections in My Eightieth Yeari"Fifty years back my spare cash fed the clubs,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Address to the Governments of Australiai"The rules for bust and boom, we thought, were fairly clear.", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Otway Ranges with Dougi"Something golden", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Waterbed, single work poetry (p. 20)
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