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  • Author:agent Evan Jones http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/jones-evan
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Left at the Post
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Startled Glimpses : x : A Dream of Consolation (for Dinny O'Hearn)i"Cheer up, it might never happen.", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 17)
Startled Glimpses : xi : Ars Longa, Vita Brevis Est?i"Sometimes my life seems rather long,", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 17)
Startled Glimpses : xii : The Hare and Tortoise Caper (for Frank and Lorna Price)i"Some burn fast and some burn slow,", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 17)
Startled Glimpses : xiii : A Prayer for My Mother's Memoryi"Dear God, who else at last will understand", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 17)
Startled Glimpses : xiv : Envoyi"No-one left, thank God, to look", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 17)
Startled Glimpses : xv : Ah Wilderness!i""Come on", said the middle-aged man, "I'm game:", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 18)
The One-Eyed Gianti"The one-eyed giant sat for years in his castle.", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 19)
Poem Just after Midnight: Summer: at Homei"For a moment, I heard the surge of waves", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 20)
Bedtime Stories (for John Timlin)i"The children thank God are sleeping quietly", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Shopping at Crittenden'si"Each time I walked behind", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 23)
Instructions to a Servant (for Don Gunner)i"Since I'm retiring late again, dear Smith,", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 24)
About the House (for My Parents)i"I think perhaps it ought to be set up", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Lullabyi"Sleep, old thing: so far", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Out of Seasoni"Tonight we do not play, messieurs,", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 29)
I.M. James McAuleyi"Jim, all your contradictions", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 30)
A Commemoration of Professor Hopei"Polyglot motley puzzle-minded man,", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Rabbitsi"It's easier before the snow -", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 32)
One and One (for Peter Pierce)i"Having reached a flat point in the meandering story", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 33)
What Happened Next (for Sue)i"When the lucky third son succeeded in keeping his counsel,", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Back to the Cold Transparent Ham Again (`Sonnet to Vauxhall')i"Light years and half a world away", Evan Jones , single work poetry (p. 36)
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