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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 A Marking of Fire : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Mind of the Landi"The land's flesh and bone are the time-rusted hills,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 11)
Wittecarra Creeki"But for the milk and blood", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Land in Floweri"Flowers foamed by a light wind, a restless tide of flowers,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 14)
Trespassi"The bees have swarmed past many gardens,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 15)
Nuytsia Floribundai"This tree could only find root", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Geikie Gorgei"We halt our boat and linger, for now", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 18-21)
Jarrah Diebacki"Some saplings make for life's turnover,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Floodi"Today the last dying eyes", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 24)
Wedgetail Eaglei"His feathers are brown, but there is a darkness", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 25)
Jacarandai"One can only imagine", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Madora Bay Morningi"They come from their hardly awakened suburb", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Trees that Change Your Shapei"They are trees that change your shape,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Odalisque with Red Trousersi"Poetry, an inflammable word", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Nude Descending a Staircasei"Stepping delicately down and down", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
With a Fortune Telleri"Her room is small, the window curtains are drawn.", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
A Writer's Wifei"it is any morning,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
An Artist's Wifei"Her home is by the sea that seems from where", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Portrait in Oilsi"My daughter lowers her brush", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Trampolinei"On her trampoline", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Words for a Granddaughteri"We have listened,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 46)
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