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Contains a translation of Paul Valéry's 'Cimetière Marin' or 'Graveyard by the Sea'.
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Author's note: Some of these poems have previously appeared in Antipodes and Poetry Downtown (USA), Ariel and Descant (Canada), and in the Australian publications Mattoid, Meanjin, Southern Review, the Age, Tuesday Night Live and Voices.
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* Contents derived from the
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, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Wherever the Body Isi"As rain falls hard on the military funeral -", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Losing "Though dice keep crumpling beside your feet as you move" The Losingi"Though dice keep crumpling beside our feet as we move", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Coati"After years in a storage suitcase", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Zeroi"They walk together this icy path,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Warram Percyi"Green banks deepen. Doubtful, your path tilts down", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Shadows on the Wharfi"Your eyes are lowered as if looking for something", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Long Waiti"This was a place for waiting, taking your time.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Old Blocki"Only old cowpats go so grey. But they stay flat; this seems tall,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- "Friday, on the beach - and the single footprint" Beachedi"Friday, on the beach - and there's a footprint!", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Foxhilli"Share the rest out between husbands", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Walhallai"You're standing on a tilted slab of stone", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Journeys to Burialsi"Around the curves this old train's wheels whisper", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- "A double exposure sticks two pictures together." Defunte Nue en le Miroiri"Two pictures are sticking together,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Arrestedi"Keeping it dark, she, she and she", single work poetry (p. 16)
- This is Jacki"This is the heart that Jack broke.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Stationsi"A sick nurse in a stark ward", single work poetry (p. 18)
- A Torrent of Terriersi"Did they begin to fall from the air", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Mr Accountanti"You have one eye", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Corpsei"Doesn't happen often that when you're out walking", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Scapei"Stripped of sox, shirt, and nearly of history,", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
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