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y separately published work icon A Hunger to be Less Serious selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Sarah Day http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/day-sarah
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 A Hunger to be Less Serious
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Table Laid for Onei"He goes home to her each day for lunch", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Cafe de l'Universi"You have a choice at the Cafe de l'Univers", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Hunger to Be Less Seriousi"When the bell rings at the canal bridge", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 4)
Pepita Stanza: Central Stationi"Six Greeks squat straddling small suitcases", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 5)
Disagreement (Preston)i"Seven weeks now, farmer and son have come back", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Landlordi"Vito opens his door wide", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Schoolmaster (Photograph at Emita Museum, Flinders Island, 1911)i"In the photo", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Bakeri"From where she stands", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 9)
Voices from Ti-Treei"I am Hilda. Not of the island.", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 10-12)
Museum Attendanti"A young man once,", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 13)
Intrusionsi"At ten, she queues with her tray in the supermarket cafeteria.", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 14)
Gift of the Welsh Postmani"A pile of unpressed white linen", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 15)
Stern Womani"Pleasure should be rationed, she says", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 16)
Tenderlyi"Her balcony is fourth along", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 17)
Anemonesi"It occurred to me today the difference,", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 21)
Seine Fishers (for Andrew)i"From their window on the slope", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 22)
Slow Breaststroke (for Sue)i"Mostly things seem remote through aqua", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 23)
Seventy Fathoms Upi"Hanging on to the pot's mesh", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Fountain and Bell (Provence)i"Resolution and mastery were cast into my iron", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 26)
Washing in the Blue Hour (Provence)i"Sudding and elbow-grease for my mother", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 27)
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