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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Selected Poems : 1960-1985
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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.
Prologuei"My new arm measures its season", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 3)
Exemplary Poemi"A tree will move of its own accord,", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 4)
Halfway to Avaloni"The motor died with an underwater cough", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 5)
Two in Search of Dawni"Black leather streets are polished by the fog", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 6)
My Two Sicilian Statuesi"My king and queen united stare at me", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
The Sistine Spidersi"Cracks", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry humour (p. 9)
A Passage to Indiai"Coming out of my book just now I suddenly smelt the sea", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Nocturne in the Corner Phoneboxi"Someone is playing a trombone", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 11)
Developing a Wifei"In the one cool room in the house", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Cool Changei"We say: After a hot day the cool change", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Very Beautiful Winter Day in the Parki"It could be in a park, it could be", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Winter Portraiti"The man with no future found himself in the rain", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Loveri"The weather is too heavy in the trees,", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 17)
Thirtyi"One already seethes with green", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
The Old Colonisti"Our old tomcat, with his weak heart,", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Clearing Awayi"Today I chopped back irises", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 25)
Slide Nighti"Examine my window carefully:", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
In Marchi"The buzzing furious atom of my heart", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 28)
Ah, Brave New World : I : The Locked Playgroundi"There's a padlock, but the key is lost", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 29)
Ah, Brave New World : II (for Robin Hardiman)i"Five hours late and Kennedy underfoot", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
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