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  • Author:agent Philip Hodgins http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hodgins-philip
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Things Happen
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Jillarooi"She's driving through the back country night,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
The Meaningi"Last night a pair of eyes", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Bucolicai""A paddock is a poem," wrote the man,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Land Itselfi"Beyond all arguments there is the land itself,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 9)
A House in the Countryi"The first we knew about this hidden force", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
A Decaying Formi"This afternoon, walking along the creek,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
The Drinkersi"All around the dam, sentry spaced,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
A Bird of Preyi"When that brown goshawk sliced past", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 17)
Midday Horizoni"The summer's worn-out paddocks", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Snake in the Department Storei"Two farm boys riding bikes along a track", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry humour (p. 19-21)
Spotlightingi"With our big spotlight swivelling", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Woman with an Axei"She sits on the splitting-block", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 24-27)
The Exploding Snakei"The red-bellied black snake", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Nocturnali"On summer nights,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
An Image of the Murrayi"On a summer day in nineteen fifty-eight", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 32)
Two Dogsi"The smell of fox is as strong as burnt hair.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 33)
Those Yabbiesi"All that day the bulldozer ground back and forth", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Creeki"Boc! The empty tinnie", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
The Incident Roomi"We're gathering information, different approaches,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 41)
Her First Poemi"She writes with patience", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
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