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y separately published work icon The Bird Catcher's Song : A Salt Anthology of Contemporary Poetry anthology   poetry   short story   extract   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 of Salt est. 1990-2004 The Bird Catcher's Song : A Salt Anthology of Contemporary Poetry
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Applecross, Melville area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Salt Publishing , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bird-Catcher's Songi"Because it is my work, to catch bee-eaters,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Boat with an Empty Mindi"Nine cats float their eyes above the shore;", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Boatman of the Glowi"My grandfather walked down Blue's Point twilights", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Before the Hooki"`Gitch yer friggin hands offa me glass;", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Rabbiting, Hill Endi"A feather circled down into the misted scrub,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Kitei"Great mudflats surrounded Lion Island", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 12)
Kenneth Slessor Dancing (for Geoffrey Dutton)i"Whenever he looked through windows, in life or poetry", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Over Our Roof Windsi"Criss-cross and bring metaphoric", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 15)
What Love Takesi"They are being killed as we speak love", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Street Kids The Old Childreni"They speak for themselves, though in a code", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Political Alchemyi"The Great Work is neither false or true", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Another Grave Yard Shifti"A zone you say is not a place for work,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Sonnet for Christopher Brennani"Here's poor Chris playing the drunken mage,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 21)
In Our Time (after Miklos Radnoti)i"I live in the world at a time", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 22)
Mary Durnello's Song (for Juno)i"Mary Durnello wanted to write poems", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Koori Pit-Stop Interlude, Robert Adamson , single work short story (p. 24-27)
A Sugar Bag of Trout, Robert Adamson , single work short story (p. 28-30)
An Art Historian with a Church for a Burrow, J. S. Harry , single work poetry (p. 33)
An Art Historian with a Church for a Burrowi"Looking for the grass", J. S. Harry , single work poetry (p. 33-35)
Incomplete Observation of Processi"The brown rocking-chair", J. S. Harry , single work poetry (p. 36-38)
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