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y separately published work icon On a Clear Day selected work   poetry   short story   satire  
  • Author:agent Joanne Burns http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/burns-joanne
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 On a Clear Day
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Palm Treesi"i look at you until you look at me", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
On a Clear Dayi"something was happening inside her left ear. and what bothered", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Empyreani"she walked", Joanne Burns , single work poetry satire (p. 7)
Fine Arti"so. you thought you had arrived at a comfortable plateau of", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Australian Crawli"have you see the temple of the reclining buddha in bangkok.", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 10-12)
The First Few Lines : A Synopsisi"you hold your hands to the window, to the light of a new day,", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 13)
Archaeologyi"instead of going to kindergarten she spends her fifth year in the", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 14-18)
Public Placesi"since i've had my neck in a brace activities that seemed intrinsic to", Joanne Burns , single work poetry satire (p. 19-21)
Hearing Aidi"whenever she is in the state of doodle, with her mind particularly", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 22)
High Ceilingsi"i recall those poems of white lanterns and papery fans as you", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 23)
Echoi"everything is too quiet he whispers. quiet and numb here", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Dwellingsi"writers who assume the heart has wings, feathers, thorns,", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 29)
Howi"how these pieces of paper: lined unlined small large crinkled smooth", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 30)
Revisionismi"king lear in a mr whippy van", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 31)
Diary of a Great Mani"it was the smallest dictionary i had ever seen. perhaps the size of", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 32)
Clearing the Throati"they don't come out of your mouth in smooth formation very", Joanne Burns , single work poetry satire (p. 33-34)
Historyi"every sunny morning the small girl rode her tricycle up and", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Cornersi"the writer sat in a corner of the library near the reference section.", Joanne Burns , single work poetry satire (p. 37-38)
Hegemoniesi"the monolingual assume their language is godspeak. those whose", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 39-42)
Reasonsi"at last she was in prison. it had taken years for it to reach her, or", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 43-45)
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