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Epigraph: Quintessence. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and moving, how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god - the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is the quintessence of dust? Shakespeare - Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Western Australia,:Quintessence : Five WA Poets
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- For a Desert Islandi"The mauve knitted piglet that my daughter", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Limes in Tunisi"A friend gave me a golden lime,", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Dalnabrechi"I'd crossed the world to find this town;", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Kusadasaii"If I ever came back to Kusadasai", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Other Womani"I am watching the woman", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Japanese Cemetery, Broomei"Almost silent here:", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Blind Girl Countingi"The roughness", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Diary of a Demented Aunti"Somehow they manipulate time.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Slippers Waitingi"He must have her now, his golden girl,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Poeti"Comes a recluse cloaked in quiet,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Beach Mantrasi"Swiftly lost", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Raini"It's raining where I live now,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Worst Part of Firei"Black.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Poetic Argumenti"Was it because a cat was there?", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Bruise of Lossi"Words of tricksters, acrobats.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Lost Language of Raini"We had forgotten rain,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- What the Plum Trees Were Doingi"What the plum trees were doing as the evening slowed", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Dawn at Frenchman Bayi"In haphazard air", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Indian Teai"On tea clinging mountains", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Daisies Cafei"Chairs, like white petals,", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Amber Contains the Sun : A Poetry Anthology
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , September no. 16 2009; (p. 58)
— Review of Amber Contains the Sun : A Poetry Anthology 2008 anthology poetry
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[Review] Amber Contains the Sun : A Poetry Anthology
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , September no. 16 2009; (p. 58)
— Review of Amber Contains the Sun : A Poetry Anthology 2008 anthology poetry
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