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Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Readings from Ecclesiastes : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Song Found in a Bottlei"I drank with a sailor once.", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 2)
Widowi"I watch from the boundaries", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 3)
Brickiei"He slaps each brick", Peter Goldsworthy , Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 4)
Ratepayer's Odei"He walks through an afternoon", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 5)
Old Thingi"Wheeled out into her last day", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 6)
Metal Workeri"He walks out of the pub at dusk,", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 7)
Single Motheri"She lies awake", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 8)
First Day at School (for Anna)i"Suddenly breakfast is over", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 10)
Winter Piecei"Our son splashes carefully home", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 11)
Moontai"My family shovelled the best oxide", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 12)
Yorke Peninsula, Easteri"I drive out ten years", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Geckoi"Summer nights it trembles", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 16)
Celebration of a Tiger Snakei"You barely ripple", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 17)
Earthwormsi"When hands part the moist earth", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 18)
Handsi"Hand is the correct word", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 19)
One Year Oldi"You are soft buddha,", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 20)
Ode to the Potatoi"O practical potato,", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 21)
Beesi"Bees have small furry pelts,", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 22)
Encounter Bay, Winteri"The coast", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 24-26)
After Babeli"I read once of a valley", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 27)
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