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y separately published work icon The City of Empty Rooms selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Thomas Shapcott http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/shapcott-thomas-w
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The City of Empty Rooms
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Salt Publishing , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Totemsi"We don't choose our own totem", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 1-4)
Languagei"Language is alienation", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 7-9)
Cape Lilacsi"'Cape Lilac, we call these.' In South Perth", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 10)
Returning to Looei"My grandfather was born here in 1858", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
At Byron Bay 2001i"Rough tides have left teethmarks", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 13)
Adelaide Stonei"It's what you notice. Walls like jigsaw puzzles", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 14)
Reclaimi"My first visit to Limerick was the return", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Looking for Ancestors in Limericki"Take a myth with you, they said.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Physalisi"Cape gooseberries in Tesco supermarket, London", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 19)
Rain in the Courtyardi"In this Adelaide autumn, late and wet", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 20-22)
Storiesi"The ending is easy", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 23-25)
The Ballad of Razor Wirei"Once it was simply ore in the ground", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 29)
Three Grotesquesi"The Future", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 31)
To a Politiciani"When I first pulled a thread", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 36)
Seven Refugee Poems, Thomas Shapcott , sequence poetry (p. 36-42)
Illuminationi"Because I'm left-handed that's what I notice.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 37)
Townscape With Refugeei"The young man stood near the bus shelter", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 38)
Metal Chairi"He was sitting alone on one of those metal chairs", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 39)
Terroristi"Glen was a teacher up at Woomera.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 40)
Considerate Treatmenti"Stop right there. Who", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 41)
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