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y separately published work icon Halfway to Eden selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Halfway to Eden
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Maladroit Boysi"Under the lip of the hill lie", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 9)
Epiphany: At the Pacifici"Somewhere the music starts again.", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 10)
All Fall Downi"On the third night the rose", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 11)
Paradis: Siciliennei"Blind romance with trills,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 12)
Of the Stonei"of the wash of moon across the grass", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Christmas at Dunbartoni"by which your friend & mine", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 15)
Bungy Jumpingi"oh well it's deeper", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 16)
Angleri"Sunlight glitters off the river", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Limbs of the Poet : 1 : Sicklebirdi"The sicklebird struts across the sand", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Limbs of the Poet : 2 : Troublesi"Two old Jews sit complaining", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Limbs of the Poet : 3 : Babeufi"We've come a long way baby:", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Limbs of the Poet : 4 : The Limbs of the Poeti"The limbs of the poet are long & thin", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Limbs of the Poet : 5 : Burtoni"At about this level in the bottle", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Limbs of the Poet : 6 : Lepersi"Graham Greene, he tells us,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Limbs of the Poet : 7 : Buddhai"Outside the walls of my comfort", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Limbs of the Poet : 8 : Spideri"There's a spider on my ceiling", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Limbs of the Poet : 9 : Shelleyi"Visitors to Shelley's villa at San Lorenzo", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Halfway to Edeni"The road snaking through hills", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 23)
Paterson's Curse as Salvation Janei"So they set out again", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Map the Territoryi"We open the map. Empty. A thin black line", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 25)
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