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y separately published work icon The Apple and the Serpent selected work   poetry  
Is part of Contemporary Australian Poets series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 The Apple and the Serpent
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sonneti"And shall the animal in me wake to life again?", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 10)
For Kevin Harti"Old women who darn their shadows again each dusk.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 11)
Paradoxi"Must I be peaceful in old age, add to the tapestry", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 12)
Whirligigi"I watch time dance about the", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 13)
A Galloping Colti"A galloping colt that eats the wind.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 14)
Mandelstam (after Writing His Poem Attacking Stalin)i"I have led myself by the hand along the street", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 15)
I'll Not Lead Myselfi"I've said "No." I'll not lead myself by the hand", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 16)
Bifocalsi"The tight bundles of black sticks across the page", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 17)
How Many Poemsi"How many poems I have failed to write.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 18)
On Reading Montalei"I seek the lost and only sign, the pledge.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 19)
Dora Creeki"A moment of stillness when the tidal river", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 20)
I Am Not Ready Yeti"Not yet,", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 21)
Sequence for Mikaela with Child : 1 : Woman on a Sticki"Winter morning: air so crisp", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Sequence for Mikaela with Child : 2 : Speech and Silencei"Inside the house there is silence.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Sequence for Mikaela with Child : 3 : Full Termi"A clock, a sun, a shadow round the house,", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 24)
For Olive For Olivei"You lived longer than he", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Note: With title: Requiem
A Bunch of Daffodilsi"A grey morning, but the indoor warmth", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 27)
[Untitled] (for Audrey Longbottom)i"Now the music that is myself", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 28)
Windfallsi"Dusk in the orchard: thoughts like windfall apples.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 30)
Fablei"And then I arrived at the powerful green hill.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 31)
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