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Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 Being Out of Order : Some Poems and 'The Uncommercial Traveller'
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1972 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Madami"There's no courtesan like her in time.", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. ix)
Name Mei"I am that man more solitary than brandy", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Trouble with Designi"The kindly sherry stood on stems and glittered:", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Wrong Beachi"When word flew round a pink and shivering lady,", Richard Packer , single work poetry humour (p. 3)
The Last Candlei"We are not yielding. Beyond our window", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 4)
The American Agei"In smoky weather Mal and I strolled the south sector,", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Sons of Godi"Haltingly, the sons of God descend", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Troublei"Our fellow Jones, whom we elected pacemaker,", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 7)
A Winter Rosei"Only his words amazed him. He'd decided", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 8)
Circe Boilingi"So that giggly bit Nausicaa's got him, has she?", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Not Tonight, Pandorai"Some must suffer. I'm drinking tea", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 11)
Our Kennyi"On Flinders Station steps when the air was infected", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 12)
Ulysses off Ithacai"Nine years he fought, caught in the isolate whirlpool", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 13)
A Few Words from his Sponsori"He'd have chiselled a pretty packet, that boy,", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Love of Learningi"A solemn lewdness on a neighbour's lawn", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Bread Interviewi"The dark brown plush of his eye warmed me,", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 17)
Three Greeksi"For no reason except my evening is to let,", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Impenitent Ladyi"You simply don't know how to punish or to claim", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Green Sorti"She's a diffident sweet gripped in the ridiculous;", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 20)
One Disenchanted Eveningi"I've downed too much, you rule, and snatch the bottle", Richard Packer , single work poetry (p. 21)
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