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y separately published work icon Living in the Shade of Nothing Solid selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Living in the Shade of Nothing Solid
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Cold Starti"For over an hour", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 9)
Where Stories Goi"When I was very young my parents let me go,", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 10)
Rising and Fallingi"Rising and falling", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 11)
He Stands in the Ancient Doorwayi"He stands in the ancient doorway", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 12)
Farmer's Wifei"The ceiling fan clicks and scrapes to an old tune", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Sock Maker (After the Painting by Grace Cossington Smith (1915))i"So like a pale penitent: casts down her", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 14)
Afternooni"Afternoon: driving through to the horseyards,", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 15)
Love Lettersi"Before she got too old then, to forget, my", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 16)
On the Death of a Husbandi"After all the years", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
This Winter Passage (for My Mother on Her 66th Birthday)i"This morning the garden is a green cold", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 19)
Poppiesi"Bought from a street stall", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 20)
Frog Cakesi"Submerged in the sweet shallow", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Accidental Street (After an Anonymous Photograph - Circa 1930)i"All weatherboard and galv'", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 22)
Over the Fencei"Frances says `the glass is falling'", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 23)
Two Wooden Boatsi"Two wooden boats", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Whales of Winter : Port Ellioti"From where we sit", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 25)
Question of Navigationi"At the end of the road", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 26)
Greetingsi"When I say `Good morning' to the man", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 27)
On a Young Child Throwing Stones at a Traini"From a cold street silvered with rain", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 28)
Ricky and Mei"Ricky thinks first in racing", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 29)
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