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Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Touch the Man
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Contents

* Contents derived from the s.l.,:s.n. , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fat Man's Bluesi"They look sideways at me", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Saturday Night Party Pick-Up Gamei"I tilt my empty glass into", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Man of the Cityi"Hair greased black with the sweat of unremembered nights", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 8)
A Poem for Mother's Dayi"His insistant caress worked tirelessly at the ragged corners of her resolution;", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 9)
Sacrifices Writers Makei"She has gone to bed early", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 10)
Poemi"Call out loudly", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 11)
A Night Alone in a Motel Roomi"Look", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 12)
Christmas Away From Homei"Are we ten Christmases old?", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 13)
It Always Happens in Strange Roomsi"It first occurred in a motel room poised above Hyde Park, with", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Autumn Morning in San Remoi"No gull rides its still night's dreams.", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 16)
Love Poemi"Like the single flicker of a lone candle,", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
Mud Islandi"At our approach", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 20)
Droughti"The sheep stench-", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 21)
Pragmatic Poetsi"Pragmatic poets", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 22)
My Mother Told Me That Vacation Romances at Sea Don't Seem to Lasti"I couldn't afford", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 23-25)
The Olbsi"From behind the oak counter", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Second Timei"The winding dirt track juggled its houses", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 27)
Tortoise (Old Man) Piano Playeri"An old man is handed to the stage", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 28)
Michaeli"Mike,", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 29)
Goodbye, Billy Marshalli"Billy Marshall -", Ivan McConchie , single work poetry (p. 30)
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