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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 One Day She Catches Fire
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Storms, Fires and Acts of Godsi"Too early I learned to test for life with passion,", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Sea from a Safe Distancei"My friend and I live an hour from the coast.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 42)
Cleaning Mollie Outi"I had stripped the bed,", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
A Turn Round the Flannelette Floori"It's possible to live on thin days", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Meaning of Life is Collisionsi"You ask what's there when I look at you.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Lament on Being Unsuited to Work with Figuresi"Last Friday at the bank", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
In a Writing Workshopi"A sweet-faced young man wears a halo of curls", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 50)
Caroline's Monsteri"She trapped her spider in a lidless jar", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 51)
Imagining the Poeti"The lean, uncluttered woman", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
The Gifti"Let the others bring flowers, wine.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
Love with an Old Friendi"I see us leaning in the doorway, more familiar from leaving through", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Rhyll, 1985i"This was a year hard enough to make", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
Panis Angelicusi"Pulled out of sleep by a choir", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Old Foreigneri"For thirty years he's blended and belonged.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 62)
The Crossingi"She was a month at sea", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 63-64)
Lunch with Judithi"Our old polemic plonks itself on a kitchen stool", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 65-66)
The Art of Homesick on Saturday in Melbournei"It was Woodie Guthrie on the radio.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 67-68)
The Family Romancei"The day Dad told us he was going after gold", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
The Last Civilised Christmasi"It was 38 degrees under the willow", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 71-72)
Letter and Postscript to an American Cousini"We've seen each other twice in twenty years.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 73-75)
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