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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fafniri"Under the stars the great wise Worm lay dead;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 23)
Under Sedationi"Walk warily! Remember, sister, we are", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 24)
Inscription for a Wari"Linger not, stranger; shed no tear;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 24)
Beyond Phigaliai"She was a woman obsessed by an old book;", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 25)
Nullarbori"Here earth and sky are reduced to an ultimate simplicity,", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 26-29)
Down from the Countryi"When we came down from the country, we were strangers to the sea.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Anchori"Know then, the only joy of an anchor - to be strong,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
The Landfalli"There was a tide-mark on the jetty which", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 31)
Death of a Whalei"When the mouse died, there was a sort of pity:", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Garfishi"Creatures that live in a wave, glass-housed,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 32)
Suni"Sometimes too personal, sun, you", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 33)
Into the Arki"The clean otter, I have not seen other", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 33)
Heati"`Well, this is where I go down to the river,'", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Fooli"Now in an hour you have me, tight, and loose me.", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Stranger The Door Swung Open ...i"The door swung open.", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 36)
Searchlightsi"When I see the searchlights splitting the moonlight,", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 37)
Sick Men Sleeping Sick Men Waking : Sick Men Sleepingi"Some one calls out, and some one else", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Ginger-Flowersi"The perfume of the ginger-flowers", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
The Children Goi"The children go.", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Table-Birdsi"The match-bark of the younger dog sets fire to", Kenneth Mackenzie , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
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