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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Surface Tension
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Two Tailsi"Hot dog menu", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Bridei"The couple over the back fence", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 35)
Birdwatching at Coledalei"Magpies, crows, currawongs;", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 36)
Blue Angeli"It was her last delight", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 37)
Leavingi"the smoke of silence", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 40)
Homingi"The nameless bird is dead, flimsy as a nest", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 41)
Flutei"To hope against such odds", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 42-3)
Note: With title: Bone Song. Epigraph: Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul / And sings the tune without the words / And never stops at all. Emily Dickinson.
Time Lapsei"morning and the leaves", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 44)
Winter Fruiti"The crab-apple tree reaches over the wall", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 45)
Doori"At the end of a long hallway", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 46)
In a Cold Climatei"is that the wind", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 47)
Sheddingi"how often have the painters", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 48)
Tequila Sunrisei"She stripped off", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 49)
Oaki"There is only this one hour of stillness", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 50)
Foodi"Pigeons sit in patient rows", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 51)
The Smokersi"They have come out of the lighted restaurant", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 52)
Dinner at the Savoyi"Desert lurid decor", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 53)
Snowflake at the Parakeet Cafe, Katoombai"This morning I've taken his corner", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 54-5)
Slaughteri"Heaven save me from the rawboned newlyweds.", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 56)
Confucius at the Rock Sun Restauranti"The walls are turquoise,", Debbie Westbury , single work poetry (p. 58-9)
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