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y separately published work icon Turning the Hourglass selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Diane Fahey http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/fahey-diane
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Turning the Hourglass
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Dangaroo Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
In Conversationi"We sat in the room where so often we have talked.", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 13)
Winter Solstice : London, 1983i"Unlocking the door", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 14)
A Killing (By the Ponds at Hampstead Heath)i"We sat watching the tall houses chequered by windows", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 15)
Hill Walk : View from a Hill Topi"Fields sliced and harmonised into a topography", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 16)
Hill Walk : View from a Hedgei"In a hedge one might feel the vibrating life", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 16)
Hill Walk, Diane Fahey , sequence poetry (p. 16-17)
Hill Walk : Observing Sheepi"Am I watching sheep, or are sheep watching me?", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 17)
Heptonstall: At the Graves of Sylvia Plath and Others : 2i"A plain grey headstone gives the dates I already", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 18)
Heptonstall: At the Graves of Sylvia Plath and Others : 1i"People used to set fire to it-the asbestos", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 18)
Heptonstall: At the Graves of Sylvia Plath and Others, Diane Fahey , sequence poetry (p. 18-19)
Heptonstall: At the Graves of Sylvia Plath and Others : 3i"Three graveyards form the heartland of the village.", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 19)
Heptonstall: At the Graves of Sylvia Plath and Others : 4i"Winding streets angled as if to shrug one off...", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 19)
Cross-Country Walk : China Clay Works; Cornwall, September 1983i"First, we were in a forest:", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Incident at a Holiday Cottage : At Polruan, Cornwall, September 1984i"A crystal talon curves from the stem fallen at my feet;", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 22)
Travelling Alonei"There are the creature comforts, of course:", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 23)
Underground Journeyi"Squeezed inside silver doors, I twist", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 24)
Train to Devoni"In the smoke-filled carriage, an American raps", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Chinese Astronomeri"A Chinese astronomer sits opposite me", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
A Scribe of Essexi"He was not straight out of Dickens,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
True Confessionsi"She must have once had class", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 30-33)
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