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y separately published work icon Fire-Stick Farming : Selected Poems 1972-90 selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Mark O'Connor http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/o-connor-mark
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Fire-Stick Farming : Selected Poems 1972-90
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Beginningi"God himself", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Reefsi"High by the long island's side", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 10)
Flight Poem : 1i"HERONS, no doubt, are the ugliest flyers.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 10)
Flight Poem Flight Poem from the Barrier Reef, Mark O'Connor , sequence poetry (p. 10-12)
Note: With title: Flight Poem
Flight Poem : 2i"SEA-GULLS are more graceful.", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 11)
Flight Poem : 3i"GANNETS are masters and mysteries, penguins that fly,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 11)
Flight Poem : 4i"The NODDY TERN", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 12)
Flight Poem : 6 : Oystercatcheri"To all these", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 12)
Turtles Hatchingi"Waiting for weeks till the last one is ready to run, they", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Pairing of Ternsi"Human lovers know it only in dreams", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 15)
A Javanese Pietai"In fumes the girl-mother squats,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Two Views of a Gannet : 1 : Gannet in Airi"Zooming and diving around the bombora,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 18)
Two Views of a Gannet, Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Two Views of a Gannet : 2 : Strikei"In this moment", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 19)
Eveningsi"Evenings on coral cays between Capricorn and Cancer", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 20)
First Eveningi"On a cay whose sides are the diverse seasons:", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Still Life, Heron Islandi"Thongs and slacks for formal wear", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 21)
Before Birthi"sea bore (me).", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 22)
Beside Lifei"before me was dark mine, was my dark mine,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Astride Timei"Grass clasped me, waved over,", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 23)
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