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Epigraph: Something there is that doesn't love a wall, / That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, / And spills the upper boulders in the sun; / And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. - From 'Mending Wall,' Robert Frost.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Ball and Chain Press
, 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Walled Gardeni"sunburnt grass", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- 5 Cell - Maximum Security at Parramattai"A dripping tap", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Prison Hospitali"Detached femininity.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- A View from Parramatta Jaili"Two prisons',", single work poetry (p. 14)
- A Day Outi"Numbers exchanged", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Suburbia Revisitedi"Grey blanket", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Where Eels Lie Down (A Woman Convict's Lament: 1838)i"I look back from a life no longer mine,", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Communioni"Sunglasses pocketed, I kneel", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Untitledi"Why can't I write poetry? I write", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Winteri"Winter, and the trees shiver in tune.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Beautyi"Oh so beautiful.", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Eaglei"High, yet cool, it glides on ever vigilant wings.", single work poetry (p. 23)
- To a Spideri"Arakhne! Spinner!", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Gifti"The husk and kernel was the gift", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Two Sparrows on a Parapet (for R.A.)i"Through light we lingered, feeling there", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Untitledi"On her thread thin arms", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Junkies & Abominable Snowpeople (Thinking of Carol Rutley)i"aged junkies", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Escape Haikui"only a few rungs to build", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Prisoners Have Clean toesi"it is true", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Inquesti"what i told her mother:", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
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