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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Distance
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Cardiff, Cardiff - Elermore Vale area, Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,:Picaro Press , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Keating Yearsi"Autumn afternoons browsing in op shops", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 37)
Concert-goingi"We took Cortinas and Falcons", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 38)
Flinders Street Scenei"The drunk stumbling", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Rosehilli"We settled into the soft leather", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 41)
Lost Suitcasei"Home after two and a half years", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 42)
Your Funerali"On the morning of your funeral", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 43-45)
"From below my window, in the square" Transitoryi"A familiar country is left behind once again", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 49)
Note:

An alternate version, which opens the original first two lines:

A familiar country is left behind once again

And a new one is to be explored, made known.

Ayri"The bus from Glasgow to Stranraer", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 50)
"Our first date" Blank Facesi"Our first date was a photography exhibition.", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 51)
Note: An alternate version, which breaks up the original first line into multiple shorter lines.
Slavingi"Sitting outside the kitchen", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry
Includes references to George Orwell.
(p. 52)
Islington Dawni"On the cold floor of a borrowed flat", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 53)
Pozieres "The Somme, early September, pouring rain." Homagei"Early September on the Somme", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 54)
Note: Significantly revised version, with a new title, five lines removed, and remaining lines rearranged and edited.
North Rhine-Westphaliai"Long evenings around", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 55)
"After hiking from Westport" Croagh Patricki"After hiking out from Westport", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 56)
Note: Revised version.
The Hill of Tarai"Lacking a rag, I tied", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 57)
"During the last week of December" Invisible Bordersi"We drove north from Dublin", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
Note: Revised version.
St. John's Woodi"Every morning I paid", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Skimmingi"Stopping by the shallow stream", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 62)
"Under the willow's boughs" Yorki"Under the boughs of the willow", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 63)
Note: Revised edition.
Yorkshire Lunchi"Crashing down through", Nathanael O'Reilly , single work poetry (p. 64)
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