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y separately published work icon The Sea-Cucumber selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Martin Johnston http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/johnston-martin
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 The Sea-Cucumber
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Openingi"Lying I felt, between this and that foliate", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 50)
To the Great Anger of the Nubiansi"I think the sarcophagus of Seti I", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 51-54)
In Memoriam (for John Forbes)i"A painting would have been the best way to get things over", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 55-57)
1. Pebblei"Other people have amber beads on strings", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 58)
Microclimatology, Martin Johnston , sequence poetry (p. 58-71)
2. The Unreality of Roostersi"I have come reluctantly to the conclusion", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 59)
3. Winter Solsticei"Small chill reflections", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 60-63)
4. The Evidencei"It isn't as though there'd been no warning.", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 64)
5. The Renti"It has been less than satisfactory.", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 65)
6. The Housei"There is no need to talk about the light.", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 66)
7. Notes from the Noctariumi"Hedgehog,", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 67)
8. The Benefactors: Mr Achillopoulos' Mercantile School (Mt Pelion, Thessaly)i"Suddenly the bus whizzed onto the sliding glaze", Martin Johnston , single work poetry (p. 68-71)
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