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y separately published work icon Still Waiting for the Thunder selected work   poetry   satire  
Is part of Jacaranda Poets Series series - publisher poetry
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Still Waiting for the Thunder
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Milton, Milton - Toowong area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:Jacaranda Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Life : 1 : Prologuei"The journey back", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Life : 2 : Livingi"I live my days", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Life : 3 : Epiloguei"The girls I loved", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 4)
Authenticating a Worki"Imagine", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Steps of Pilgrimage (St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney)i"Count the stairs of the shouldering tower,", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Poem on Page 106 (for Honi Tuwhare)i"Your poem friend Honi called to me twice:", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 7)
Lessons Learnt Welli"The habits", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 8)
Local Practicesi"The flag hangs limp on its pole", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 9)
Dragon in the Schoolyardi"The bell had not yet rung when the creature", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Secular Hymni"I cannot bleed", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Bloody Animal!i"A late breakfast", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 17)
Rump Parliament: A Caudated Sonneti"Dogs never have anywhere to go, but", Ross Clark , single work poetry satire (p. 18)
Found Poem / Poem in Which I Find Myselfi"let us praise", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 19)
An Argument for Political Poetryi"Well might they call this prince", Ross Clark , single work poetry satire (p. 20)
The Centre of the Country (for Geoff Page)i"The trouble with Canberra is that is does", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 21)
Japanese Tourists at the Australian War Memoriali"A grey-haired Japanese tourist sits on", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 22)
Spoils to the Victorsi"Always, when the conquerors come", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 23)
Kneeling While Travellingi"yesterday there were", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 24)
Elegy for a Fiddle-Maker, and Other Thingsi"The old fiddle-maker is dead:", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 25)
6 August 1945: A Poem for Voicesi"Today is the end of a war,", Ross Clark , single work poetry (p. 26-30)
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