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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Cave After Saltwater Tide
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Good Morning, Bangkoki"Above, he faces the sun, opens his pores", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Laying on Hands : Thai Airways Hostessi"a postcard perfumed above you", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Laying on Hands : Near the Emerald Buddhai"once you have tired of saffron robes", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Laying on Hands : Patpong after Darki"here, clothing, not nipples, is the dream:", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 6)
Laying on Hands : Hill Tribe Masseuri"'you - massa?' she asks, flexing her fingers", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 6)
Hotels on the River Kwaii"What's in a number? Ask the wrinkled", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 7-9)
His Beardi"In the ambiguity of early evening light", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : Prologuei"Not the bridge: it's been recast to suit", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 12)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : The Rivers Ariai"when aching bones cluttered my banks", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : A Pilgrim's Canoni"`Death Railway' means nothing to a fresh", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 13)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : The River's Refraini"why seek ashes and baptism from the sky", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 13)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : War Cemetery Canticlesi"Knees on the damp sod, a dedicated army", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : The River Hums Back in Aphorismsi"no channel or flesh is sacred in flood", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 14)
The River Under Kwai Bridge : Epiloguei"Above the murmuring river ghosts", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 15)
Sweet and Sour Soupi"You edge up to our table with a basket", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Lisu Children, Posingi"Faces in firelight", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 18)
At Erawan Waterfalli"An old woman watches us undress", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Come Koh Pee Peei"Our paradise of wonderful charm hides", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 21)
Sea Gypsiesi"Her eyes search you for amulets,", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 22-24)
Fighting Beetlesi"Bulls are scarce in Northern Thailand yet the betting fever", David P. Reiter , single work poetry (p. 25)
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