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y separately published work icon The Tiger in the Head selected work   poetry  
Is part of Jacaranda Poets Series series - publisher poetry
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Tiger in the Head
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Milton, Milton - Toowong area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:Jacaranda Press , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Her Father Who Plunders Her Roomi"She has tried to seal so tightly the thick door", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 22)
Buttermooni"There is a buttermoon", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 23)
Praying Near Dogsi"From the mouth the hollow stones", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 24)
Honeyi"My mother eats me like honey", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Cutting of Windi"My face is turned by blade", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
The Waif in the Glassi"On mirrored shelf an ovum haunts alone", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 28)
You Have Been Here Beforei"THE CHILD: How do I know you'll be here when I wake up?", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Crickets Before the Windi"The night is silver with the voices of ants", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 31)
A Tierce de Picardie Dulcifies Edeni"A flawful mode and mood", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Rorschach Identityi"As inkblot I cast every wish,", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Seduction of the Tonguei"In the tongue's deep pod", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Pull of the Lover is Like the Light : 1 (from Gravities)i"Insistence of this awful suck", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 35)
And the Earth Fails to Collide with the Sun : 2 (from Gravities)i"A chaste and earthly ball", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Loveri"I am a great lover", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 37)
Communioni"Space resounds in silence", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 38)
Bird Hidingi"His songs is berries, bunched", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Water-Carrier and His Ghosti"Offeend my drought, incarnate gleet imposter,", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 40)
Essencesi"You are the immense", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 41)
Music in the Grassi"From the piano,", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 42)
Through our Vocal Intercourse a Cygnet Becomes a Swani"The cygnet fugalled bluish", Robin Gurr , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
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