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y separately published work icon The Book of Possibilities selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Jill Jones http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/jones-jill
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Book of Possibilities
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Pure in Hearti"They have taken babies", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 40)
Somewhere that Summeri"This is somewhere above the sea,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Disrepairi"And what are they doing across the water?", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 43)
Writing Her Big Sleepi"Three screams, the climax outside of gunshot.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Five Star Drag Night : DIVA (Drug Industry Variety Awards), ANA Hotel, Sydney, 1994i"It's a five star celebration,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Learning by Tidesi"A son asks for his father. Out of school,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
The Kitchen Lighti"If the past is correct, it was here she couldn't move.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Between the Villa and the Stationi"Half way between the villa", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
The Magiciani"If I have you.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 54)
Memory Wasn't Necessary. Oncei"Sometimes it gets you, the radio,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 55)
Invisible Inki"You've exhausted the dead", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
A Quick Life on the Coast [1997]i"Tide is out, in time to dress for night.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 58-60)
The Tax Formi"It is a form of death, itemising", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 61)
Friday on the Balconyi"Their table talk is chemical, running", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 62)
The Spider and the Stormi"A spider works in the rain, her orb of filament", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 63-64)
Broken Languagei"Broken languages cross the sky,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 65-67)
Where the Sea Burnsi"No-one dies of the cold here, they say,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 68)
White Windowsi"It was a dream about a white window", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
Negotiation on the Tenth-Floor Balconyi"The city's straggle of lights, reminds you", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 72-73)
Postcards and Snapshotsi"A second hand shuffles you forward.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 74)
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