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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Beasts Labial : poems
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Contents

* 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 , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Pauline Kael's Companioni"We used to sit between light box and screen:", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Culture of Trainsi"This is the only poem that I shall write about a train.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Men with Breastsi"He looks into the mirror, calls himself Tiresias;", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 6)
Coralie Sits on the Scanneri"Puddle of skirt, stockings.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 7)
Dancer at Docksidei"Davey waited.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Usual Suspectsi"Why should I, Mohammed, of honest lineage,", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Water and Sewer (for Dmitri Tsaloumas and Michael Karakatsanidis)i"- You were a friend of Lawrence Durrell's?", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Chestnuti"It didn't have to come out.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Clean Breaki"She should have known it was over,", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
An Audiencei"of organ-pipes, expressionless, agape,", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Two Dancesi"a careful dance of blades--", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Baby, the Guni""Be careful now...give her to me instead?", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 22)
Bellsi"The good ones ring pure, and draw a fine, sterilised needle", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 23)
Behavioural Imperativei"blue varicose vein", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 24)
Ladybirdi"this blood dome quivers", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 26)
Dray Horsei"Big as a hillock it squatted in the square, mute as a held breath.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 27)
Espalieredi"Wind jeered; the world roared. We, the riders,", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Caspian Terni"fans around in cirlces, parts the air-particles like a scalpel turning", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 30)
Salmon River Dale Songs : Bjornhaveni"Currents nibbled at the floating temple-woods.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 31)
Salmon River Dale Songs : Kjartan's Swordi"It should have been here, secure behind this clump of marsh-shrubs.", Stephen Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 31-33)
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