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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Draftsman's Dream
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Michelle Fischer, soulmate, the sonnets

Contents

* Contents derived from the Northbridge, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Access Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Draftsman's Dreami"at his drawing board he sits", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 1)
Sonnet of the Eighth Yeari"When first I saw your sparkling eyes I knew", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Lucky Seagulli"Listen to my story of ornithomancy", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 4)
Migrant Dreamingi"The sad-eyed watchers on the shore", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Bunji Billyi"The heroic age of cinema in Melbourne of the Twenties", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 7-10)
Second Reefi"I always wondered why they called it Third Reef,", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 12-20)
Goonininupi"Awful magic, lust and greed", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Waiting for a Ferryi"The warmth drains from my body", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 23)
Sonnet of the Ninth Yeari"Feral men hold harmony to hostage,", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 25)
Husbandmani"I have seen life's power", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 27)
Homefiresi"Down the gully ringing", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 28)
Swanbourne Afternooni"Saturday's lazy afternoon peace is shattered", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Subiaco Freesiasi"Driving along the railway side", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 31)
Kadaitcha (II)i"On emu wings he stalks the night", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 32)
Red as Rusti"Black faced lambs.", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 34)
Forty Summersi"The lurid fluoro lewdies fit me like last year", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Sonnet of the Tenth Year (J'ai baise ta chatte)i"My trembling tongue transcends the word", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 36)
Tatsi"On the coldest nights in winter time,", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Albanyi"O Albany, sad Albany,", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
No Geneva Convention, No Stalag Luxuryi"In darkened streets", Frank William Talen , single work poetry (p. 40)
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