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Epigraph: Ah Harry we have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no-one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness. - Herman Hesse, Steppenwolf.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Carlton,
Parkville - Carlton area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Five Islands Press
, 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sea Cavesi"Driving back from Melbourne in the old Morris.", single work poetry (p. 5)
- House of Mirrorsi"I wander through an empty house.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Pony (Lindhurst Hotel)i"Miles out, up a corrugated road", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Loudi"Watching Gilligan's Island", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Use By Datei"No one wants Dave to die.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Ngarrindjeri Bonesi"The farmer yelled that the bones were a nuisance", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Smokei"Theresa Perry pushes", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Namingi"The woman is not named.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Morning Cowsi"Between these mountains", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Weight of Dreamsi"Could a flower dream the colour of its petals,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Lake Eyrei"It takes mornings of pale gold to cross a desert.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- In the Time of Red Wine and Temazepami"blankets were piled high against the cold.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Afternoon Teai"In the afternoon at your house", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Enlightenedi"The day Pranam disappeared", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Pondi"The pond is a surface", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Place Where Babies Are Not Borni"A tinny radio irritates the corridors", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Grafti"First I had to remember", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Winei"On the grape harvest", single work poetry (p. 22)
- King Browni"My father brings me home", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Days of Our Lives Ladyi"All the adults were busy", single work poetry (p. 24)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Our Only Guide Is Our Homesickness and I Could Be Rain
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Autumn no. 2 2008; (p. 118-121)
— Review of Our Only Guide Is Our Homesickness 2007 selected work poetry ; I Could Be Rain 2007 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2007-2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 15 no. 1 2007-2008; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Our Only Guide Is Our Homesickness 2007 selected work poetry ; Songs Orphans Sing 2007 selected work poetry
-
Our Only Guide Is Our Homesickness and I Could Be Rain
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Autumn no. 2 2008; (p. 118-121)
— Review of Our Only Guide Is Our Homesickness 2007 selected work poetry ; I Could Be Rain 2007 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2007-2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 15 no. 1 2007-2008; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Our Only Guide Is Our Homesickness 2007 selected work poetry ; Songs Orphans Sing 2007 selected work poetry
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