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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 An Absence of Saints
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Adriatic Figsi"A seasoned widow by the time", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 3)
My Grandmother’s Orchard, Istria, 1939, Rosanna Licari , sequence poetry (p. 3-4)
Chestnuts and Green Winei"Through play more than work", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 4)
Uncle Pepi the Mechanic, Italy 1945i"

The sound of twigs breaking along the path out the back alerts him that there's

", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Tyrol, Austria, 1917i"My grandfather, Giuseppe Velcˇic ́", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 7)
Skirmish, 1942i"Hands on head,", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Last Weeks of the War, Italy 1945, Rosanna Licari , sequence poetry (p. 9-13)
Missingi"his face stares from", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 14)
Sofia Visits the Clairvoyant, 1946i"He sees her coming.", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 15)
Zia Daria in Toukley Hospitali"Now she sleeps.", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 16)
Zia’s Lesson on How to Make Gnocchii"doesn’t interest me.", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Mediterranean Mosaici"Today neither Mother’s story", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 19)
A Glimpse of Wateri"A month before the end", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Bank's Tattooi"Everything in the air and water matters.", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Botany Bay Ii"Cook rubs the bone fishing hook he found in sand", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 27)
1. Morning Caffelattei"After he’s back from the chicken run,", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 28)
2. In the Laundryi"‘You can’t keep these,’ he says,", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 28)
Snapshots of Fatheri"After he’s back from the chicken run,", Rosanna Licari , sequence poetry (p. 28-29)
3. Bus Trip to Mascoti"An old man in a trench coat", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 29)
4. Roast Ducki"There’s hardly any light", Rosanna Licari , single work poetry (p. 29)
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