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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.
Gimbals (for Bert Flugelman)i"A geodesic sphere. Diameter fifty feet.", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 26)
On the Hay Plaini"On the Hay plain. Twenty k to a bend.", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Cresting the Final Dunei"And then cresting the final sand dune", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 29)
Steel City: Cliche and Variationsi"Down from Bulli, down from Wongawilli", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
The Death of Economicsi"A hard death he had of it", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 32)
Refugeei"In the mines", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 33)
Lebensraumi"I have been murdering bees all morning.", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 34)
I Often Think I Often Think About Palestine While Doing the Washing-Upi"i often think", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 35)
In the Parki"The speakers are taken down,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 36)
Turning Offi"Now when he's finished and turns out the light", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 37)
Nun Shall Risei"It is never quite clear when something is finished.", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 38)
Snowi"& now he comes stumbling & trembling", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 39)
Christmas Concertoi"Just this once, he said, tuning his violin,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
A Touch of Merlini"In what cells of the soul, what barbed-wire wit,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 42)
Stroking the Moleskins, Computing the Genesi"...it was worth a try: giving them", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 43)
Apocalypse Poem: The Race to Destructioni"the transformation of the malignant", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 44-47)
Spider Webi"She fades; she simply fades away", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 48-50)
Remembrance of Things Lost: Molly and Douglasi"It's a beautiful face. Blond hair above", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
The Shepherd and His Flocki"In a small white room", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
Kerbsidei"You don't understand, says Molly,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
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