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y separately published work icon Chekhov's Mongoose selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Thomas Shapcott http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/shapcott-thomas-w
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Chekhov's Mongoose
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Applecross, Melville area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Salt Publishing , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Poem for John Olseni"The way we learned the sun", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 39-41)
Thirteen Ways of Remembering the Riveri"Look! I acknowledge", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 42-47)
Belgrade, 1989i""This city has been razed 27 times." My host", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 51)
Pristina, Kosovoi""Kosovo is a hallowed place for Serbs."", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Fishing Lake Ochridi"Of course there is ecological concern. This", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 54)
Dried Watermeloni"In Uzbekistan where more than half", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 55)
Samarkand by Moonlighti"We drive from the airport after dark.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 56)
At Methonii"Down in the west beyond Arcadia and Olympia", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 57)
Venicei"Snow scuffing the black gondolas.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
For Alexander Pushkini"You African, Pushkin, you Russian,", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 60)
The Ghost Rock Pooli"When I was a kid, if the swelter of summer provided", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 63-64)
Cyclei"When we were kids everything was home", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 65-66)
Growing Painsi"If it was old, we didn't want to know. NOW", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 67-68)
The Fassiferni"That name itself suggests a sandy creek,", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
Figsi"Patty Brown had freckles, she had small eyes", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 73)
Theni"With a silver comb in her hair and a handful of promises", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 74)
Old Tom Songi"When I was young", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 75)
Untitledi"Death does not understand the out and in of breath,", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 76)
Untitledi"The computer does not lie. But neither does it tell the truth.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 76)
Untitledi"We do not understand death. We worship machines", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 77)
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