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Notes
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Book launched in Canberra at Paperchain Bookstore, Manuka by Susan Hampton on 9 August 2012.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
World Square,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Pitt Street Poetry
, 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Visiti"Light slips in past the curtain,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Orphani"You trail your tattered suitcase through the chic streets of Paris. It's a day", single work poetry (p. 3)
- City of Light, sequence poetry (p. 3-15)
- Kissi"They sent you to home after home. You were kept in your place, but your", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Lovei"At dusk, you watch the lovers on the Pont Louis Philippe. Their breath", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Godi"You climb the Eiffel Tower with some Americans, pretending you can't", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Pigeonsi"In the Jardin des Tuileries, pigeons come around, folding away their wings", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Historyi"History settles on the streets, a kind of snow. Centuries are stacked in", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Snowi"One morning there's snow, peeling from the great frescoes of sunrise.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Wordsi"Passing the time, you learn a few words. Je voudrais whatever it is that you", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Arti"There's safety in art. You keep it an arm's length while you hold it in both", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Gullsi"They snatch at space along the stone river banks. They remind you of", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Bodyi"She stands at the window by the bed. Her breasts are smaller than they", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Souli"In the end, where else do you go? You sit by the river, but the bells", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Sparrowsi"For the sparrows, there's nothing above the highest branch. They see the", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Fragments from Homei"Eucalyptus leaves", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
- Turning the Pagei"Two pages, stuck together. I lick my finger", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Four Poems About Death and Age, sequence poetry (p. 21-24)
- After My Father's Funerali"Around the house", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Wonderful World of Schooli"Back at school", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Travelling with the Wrong Phrasebook; The Sunset Assumption
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 2 2012; (p. 198-201)
— Review of Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books 2003 sequence poetry ; The Sunset Assumption 2012 selected work poetry -
Launch of John Foulcher’s ‘The Sunset Assumption’
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August vol. 39 no. 1 2012; -
Another Planet, Other Places
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 August 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of First... Then... : Poems from Planet Autism 2012 selected work poetry ; The Sunset Assumption 2012 selected work poetry -
Physician Turned Publisher : Pitt Street Poetry
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: Sotto , August-September 2012;
— Review of The Sunset Assumption 2012 selected work poetry
-
Another Planet, Other Places
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 August 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of First... Then... : Poems from Planet Autism 2012 selected work poetry ; The Sunset Assumption 2012 selected work poetry -
Travelling with the Wrong Phrasebook; The Sunset Assumption
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 2 2012; (p. 198-201)
— Review of Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books 2003 sequence poetry ; The Sunset Assumption 2012 selected work poetry -
Physician Turned Publisher : Pitt Street Poetry
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: Sotto , August-September 2012;
— Review of The Sunset Assumption 2012 selected work poetry -
Launch of John Foulcher’s ‘The Sunset Assumption’
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August vol. 39 no. 1 2012;
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