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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 After the Fire : New and Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the
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Singapore,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,:Firstfruits , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Barbarian Variationsi"Dark times for the standing legions", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 60-62)
Day of No Namei"We are on a slice of land", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
Morning in Americai"Your head shaved, your father's body started", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 68)
Runningi"I am letting my legs do the talking,", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 69)
Springtime Sonatai"World before, behind all worlds,", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 70-72)
Perpetual Quittersi"For three days you were whollyascetic;", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 73-74)
North to Bostoni"New York's polyphony behind us now,", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
Strangely Coupledi"The earth falling away, and already", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 77-78)
Iowa Cooking Lessonsi"For a week now Win Pe from Burma", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 79-85)
Last Birdsi"The sky overcast now", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 86-87)
Blue Notei"While the quivering blue note of dusk", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 88-89)
Fallingi"The whitetail deer have gone.", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 90-91)
Fall Portraiti"Fall has fallen across the face.", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 92)
San Francisco with Jamesi"I'm sitting on my haunches, balancing", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 93-95)
The Art of Seeingi"On the Amtrak I saw you", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 96-97)
Wanton with Jamesi"Jackhammer pangs of hunger stabbing", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 98-99)
Streetwisei"The day before we farewelled,", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 100)
San Francisco Againi"Back here in two months. The long wooden pier,", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 101-102)
For Helenai"A place between 42nd Street and a station", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 103-104)
Flowers Flagging on Haight-Ashburyi"From Reckless Records the jaunty rythms roll", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 105-107)
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