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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Portrait in Skin
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
As They Sayi"the older you get the more afraid", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 34)
Traveli"Six or seven hundred kilometres into our journey", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 35)
Looking into God's Eyesi"You discover (too late) He is, after all, an old man, but worse", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 36)
To Sayi"I want a poem like a stone", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 37)
Doing Lapsi"Our arms climb this blue ladder of water", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Linei"The line is your friend and enemy:", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Metaphori"A metaphor is an unjustified excursion", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 39)
Being a Poeti"Remember that if you have a sheet of paper", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 39)
Advice to Poets, Kevin Brophy , sequence poetry (p. 39-41)
Finding a Title for a Poemi"Not as important as you think,", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 40)
The Adjectivei"The adjective is a real estate agent", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 40)
Other Poetsi"Show them nothing. They steal everything.", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 41)
Deeply Speakingi"I listen to another deep fireside voice", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Local Landmarksi"As the unknown soldier by the tramstop fades", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 44)
Freudi"If it is true that Sigmund Freud would not", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 45)
Meeting Angelsi"I saw a man in my back yard stare hard", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Up Therei"On top of your house I could see the universe", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Walking Towards Sunseti"I could have kept going past my front door", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 50)
Horizon Linesi"A seal on the lip of the sky,", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 51)
The Art of Movingi"In the backyard with his shirt coming out,", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
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