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y separately published work icon The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 selected work   poetry  
Is part of UQP Poetry 1988- series - publisher poetry
  • Author:agent Gary Catalano http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/catalano-gary
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Europei"Just as stone will not outlast", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Empire of Grassi"There are times when I dream of an empire of grass", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
The Great Museumi"There are museums and museums. The largest one I know commands", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 6)
Boys on a Bridgei"Two boys are standing on a small wooden bridge. As they look", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 7)
Australiai"I breathe the air of another country", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Australian Poetryi"The lines I've come to prefer", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Casuali"Imagine a bearded man", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Painteri"We see him first as a young boy", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Girl With a Bucketi"The picture is almost too simple:", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Figure at Windowi"On a cool autumn morning", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Untitledi"Although my even breath", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 21)
Untitledi"When I heard that sound", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 21)
Untitledi"There are transparent fish", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 21)
Untitledi"When the new moon shed", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 21)
Untitledi"If the moon's a hole", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 22)
Untitledi"In the great silence", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 22)
Untitledi"Tide, and moon", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 22)
Untitledi"At each appearance", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 22)
Untitledi"The night spread out its wings.", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 23)
Untitledi"Though it rises above", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 23)
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