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y separately published work icon Fresh Linen : Sixty Prose Poems 1980-1986 selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Gary Catalano http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/catalano-gary
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Fresh Linen : Sixty Prose Poems 1980-1986
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Rituali"The incinerator stands in the corner of our backyard", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Scholari"You look down at your arm as its rests on the table and there", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 24)
Two Pointsi"I don't know how long it is since last we went together to the creek.", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 25)
Identitiesi"Why has it occurred to me that this bird could be a messenger,", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Strange Mani"Because he had always been something of a hermit the surprises", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 27)
Atlantisi"A shore to which many dreamers had sailed, a severe,", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 28)
A Geographyi"It is true that the mind has no clear edge. Living in", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Deltai"After thousands of miles of chiselling a single course it", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Vortexi"No, it is not true. When they arrived at that land they", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Light and Wateri"It did not appear to be light. We had traced the winding creek", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 33)
Notesi"The hills are the colour of dry hay, the creeks have neglected to", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 37)
Plumsi"I remember, for that was the day when the air smelled heavily of", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Woodi"This piece of driftwood, which I found on the beach at the height", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 40)
Booksi"Books must prefer their own company to that of human beings,", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 41)
Soldiersi"No, where these soldiers are concerned my sympathies do not go", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Spooni"As I glance down at the sink I notice the spoon standing in the", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 43)
Church and Two Horsesi"Once again our eyes are tugged back to that tattered shoe-box sitting", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 44)
Visitorsi"They had come without warning. I looked up from my desk and", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 45)
"Alone in the House..."i"Alone in the house, I sit at the open window in the side room and", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 46)
The Bonei"I have brought you a bone. Like the most precious of objects,", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 47)
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