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Note: Cover painting by Luke Wagner: Luminous Bodies, After the Poem by James Charlton.
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Luminous Bodies
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Dynnyrne, Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Montpelier Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On a Day of Still Heati"In the still heat", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 33)
After the Firei"The sought-for elder sat", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 34)
Susannah,i"your eyes, the colour", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 35)
Billy Ah Foo : Derby, Tasmania, 1923i"Against chills which wrack", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 36)
Wedge-taili"Floats an eagle,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Note: This is a revised version of the poem printed in the Tasmanian Festival Program 2000.
The Awesome Benefits of Idlenessi"There was no itinerary, no map -", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Cousin Gweni"Our cousin once declined", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Note: Author note: [T]he biscuit plate text is drawn from Revelation 21: 4&5 (p.70).
Mangrove Swampi"Mudskippers splatter their bodies", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 43)
Villanelle for Anthony's Dog Cherokeei"Life has evolved from shattered stars.", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 44)
Note: Title in this selection is 'For Anthony's Dog Cherokee'.
St Kilda Beachi"Far out from the clammy city", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 45)
Come, Come. Go, Goi"This glance", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 46)
Possumi"The green ringtail, a Far North curio,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
Father Kolbe "First he learns" Father Kolbe, Fool of Love (Volunteered to Die in the Place of Another, Auschwitz, 1941)i"He waits to meet his lover,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
Note: Author note: Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to die in the place of Franciszek Gajowniczek, who survived Auschwitz, was reunited with his wife, and died in his native Poland in 1995, aged 93. He did not again see their two children, both of whom died under bombardment in Poland in January 1945 (p. 70-71).
Amyi"Amy's feet smell of rose or lavender", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 52)
Crushing Mint Leavesi"To forgive your parents their minimal affections", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 53)
Hopper Street, Bendigoi"Crisp with frost at dawn, streets of crushed quartzite", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 54)
The Old School, Macquarie Streeti"I spend a year of lunch-times", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 55)
4 Poems, James Charlton , sequence poetry (p. 55-56)
Sundaysi"Boys of our type grew up slowly", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
Army Cadet Camp, Brightoni"We stood naked in the drill hall,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 56)
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