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y separately published work icon The Mask and the Jagged Star selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Jill Jones http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/jones-jill
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 The Mask and the Jagged Star
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,: Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,:Hazard Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Trying to Steal the Myth of Lawns and Fencesi"The lawn and fence myth is still fiercely clutched by the man in this", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 33)
Cruising on a Ridge of Silencei"Friday is fading with its spirits and desires", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 34)
Boys Go Crazyi"In San Ysidro, California,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Tram Poemi"It is flat here, and the trams", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Square Is Full of Peoplei"the square is full of people and sunlight,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 37)
What You've Lost Is What You Keep on Losingi"The children of your old lost friends", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 40)
You and Me at the Basement with Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, and Heri"We got there late, nearly booked,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Postcard of a Harbour in Another Countryi"I should have written to you twenty years ago,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Sound of Jazz - 1958i"Basie watches Monk across the piano", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 43)
The Sound of Children and Mud-Crabsi"the children gather round the lit-up tank,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Feeding of the Birdsi"Small wreathes of mist stream up", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 45)
For Katherine Mansfield, One Hundred Years Awayi"Searching for bliss, and other stories, you became", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 46)
Fire on the Harbour (for L.M.R.)i"There's a cold fire on the harbour,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 48)
The New Laws of Contractsi"i have agreed with myself to be here", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 49)
Ex-Lovers at the Half-Mooni"talk like wine pours out", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 50)
The Coming of the Death Stari"When your love is like a supernova,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 51)
In Our Own Privacyi"sometimes we tumble", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 52)
A Flash, a Sideways Movementi"from nests under the freeway pylons", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 53)
Mother I am Waiting Now to Tell Youi"mother about the letters i never wrote", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 54)
Balconyi"The wood creaks and the iron rusts", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 55)
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