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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Selected Poems 1939-1990
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Dying Spideri"A spider in his galleries of web,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 27)
Black Lacei"Behind the black lace of the printed page", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 28)
Color Colouri"What need to paint a world for this keen man?", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Oyster-Eatersi"I had heard the bird's name and searched with intent", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 30)
Into the Arki"The clean otter, I have not seen other", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 31)
Monsooni"I said, `Can't take much more!' but the rain heard;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 32)
Sea Brawli"The land rises and the waves rise and the rocks' knuckles", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 33)
Thunderbolti"When I have heard nothing and seen nothing", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 34)
Totemsi"This page be cursed... it is the worst page", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Friar-Birdi"Bracken, sand and bush...barely a dozen thoughts", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 36)
Camp Feveri"Camped by a creek and didn't speak for a week:", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 37)
I Had a Dogi"I had a dog limped in my shadow", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Wavei"The wave is something, yet - nothing.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Rocksi"It is the sea, and not this snarl of rocks, that is angry", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Islandi"The island is lost ground; an acre or two", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 42)
Cormorantsi"The sea has it this way : if you see", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Jellyfishi"In lewd imitation of woman, heavy upon the tide,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 43)
Mangrovei"I saw its periscope in the tide;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 43)
Porpoisesi"Porpoises, so far from their green, salt garden;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 44)
Small Fryi"I saw such tiny fish: they'd take a year", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 44)
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