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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 The Habit of Balance
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Ocean Cavei"The ocean cave", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 31-33)
One Dark Nighti"Midnight. Lights on the lake", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 34-37)
Young Wertheri"Young Werther loved his girl a Lotte", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 38)
Goethe, Verdun, 1792i"Thus, Goethe, sitting on the rim", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 39)
Deserti"The wind whispers at sand", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 40)
Lookouti"How grave is my valley", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 41)
Meetingi"You meet a woman in the street", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 42)
Graffitii"I can't do it by myself. It seems", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Free Falli"Every answer", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 46)
Sundayi"The ocean is dotted with dozens of Crusoes", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 47)
Surgeryi"I was absorbed", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Lake's Edgei"leafless trees", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 50)
Whalesroadi"Whales roll in the shallows", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 51)
Waxi"Being too long at sea", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
The Admirali"The admiral sits", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 54)
Einsteini"Thumb opposed to fingers", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 54)
Soldier Settleri"Harry Britten perched his house", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 55)
Summeri"Summer arrives with a hint of bushfire", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 56)
Brixton Cyclei"the wall", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 57)
Their Buried Meni"They but thrust their buried men", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 58)
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