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  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Fingerprints on Light
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Digging Potatoesi"My grandfather turned the crusty earth", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 2)
Note: First line reads: My grandfather turned the earth
Breadi"A 'Hoi!' and a stamp and a snort meant the baker's cart.", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 3)
Dividendi"Saturday, late morning, the fever began:", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 4)
Stained Glassi"At our grandparents', on the hottest days,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 5)
Planting Seedsi"He came back with a heavy limp", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Outside Lavatoryi"The red-brick lav", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 8)
Beetlesi"God's dinky toys are beetles,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Gloves I Have Knowni"Almost human, they flew off down the years,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 11)
Loquats and Lacquerware Loquatsi"They flourished", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 12)
Old Soldiersi"When the old soldiers", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 13)
Touchdowni"So it comes to me now -", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 14)
"The carriage shudders and rolls, no getting off" Day Tripi"The carriage shudders and rolls,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 15)
Group Portrait with Fireworksi"If this jetty were fate we'd be done for,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 16)
Mortgagei"Years ago, to own a debt, the deed", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 17)
Level Crossingi"An old man on crutches was crossing the road", Jan Owen , single work poetry
The poem implicitly levels the uneven motion of a man on crutches, carrying his own fuel, with the uneven movement of every person's progress through life, as they carry plans and intentions along on 'makeshift thoughts.'
 (p. 18)
Rheomodei"Late afternoon, we lean on the sill", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 19)
Morning Songi"The cricket's chirr the mopoke's name", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 22)
Red Carnationsi"Extravagance of red on spindle stems,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 23)
Fungusi"Something dead and rotting, I thought,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 24)
Blackberries and Walnutsi"The last blackberries are soft", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 25)
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