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  • Author:agent Philip Hodgins http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hodgins-philip
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Things Happen
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Blood Connexionsi""Is that an Ulster accent I detect?"", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Prognosisi"This chemotherapy has humbled me.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 46)
Haematopoieticsi"The firmness of the desk has given", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
The Sick Poemi"The poem has cancer.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
The Last Few Days and Nightsi"So weakened by life he could just pass", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 51)
Home is Where the Hurt Isi"These days I take my dying seriously,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 52)
Cytotoxic Rigori"A chemical spill in the body. You're still alive,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 53)
More Light, More Lighti"Sickly sunlight through the closed curtains", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 54)
Wordy Wordy Numb Numbi"Death.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
The Precise Momenti"The surgeon cuts a green apple in half,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
Giorgio de Chiricoi"It is always late afternoon", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 59)
St Stephen's Day in Venicei"We watched a big Italian warship", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Melbourne Heatwavei"Looking straight down from that stone and iron bridge", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
Kitcheni"In the corner slumps", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
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