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Issue Details: First known date: 1968... 1968 An Eye for a Tooth : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Cheshire , 1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Victimsi"Around 1 a.m., after the last bus home,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Tree Pulled Downi"The wagtail's sweet switch of sound", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Not-So-Good Earthi"For a while there we had 25-inch Chinese peasant families", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry satire (p. 3)
By as Little as A Look...i"By as little as a look,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 4)
Which One's the Dogi"`Which one's the dog?' you find yourself saying", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry satire (p. 5)
The Fiction of Silencei"This house has silence the way other houses have noise.", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 6)
Weeks In A House Alonei"The clothes-line bears its squad of unpaid ghosts", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Rock-Throweri"Out in the suburbs I hear", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Government Statisticsi"Once they had wives and sweethearts", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Name the Nation...i"who were never wrong", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 12)
Beatitudesi"Blessed are the files marked ACTION in the INWARD tray", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 13)
Driftersi"One day soon he'll tell her it's time to start packing,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 14)
Presciencei"To think that out of dreaming I must wake", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Scavengersi"What you first notice when you get to Hell", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 16)
Near Murgoni"Speak to him. Ask him the way to Murgon", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 17)
Bring Out Your Christsi"We tried to hold him back", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 18)
A Gloom of One's Owni"Being only a small creature", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 19)
For Inscription on a Statue Facing Eastwardsi"Give us your leaders who've seen better days,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 20)
On the Conferring of an Honorary Doctorate of Law on a Politiciani"Let snakes be shod! Prepare the mare her nest!", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 21)
In the New Landscapei"In the new landscape there will be only cars", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
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