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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Earth Against Heaven : A Tiananmen Square Anthology
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
To the Goddess of Libertyi"For many years I have had a dream", William Bueler (translator), Walter Tonetto (translator), single work poetry (p. 5)
The Student's Friend: A Letteri"With our bright head-bands across our foreheads", Ian Saw , single work poetry (p. 20)
Two Poems after John Berger : 1 : What the Trees Say (for the Students Murdered in Tiananmen Square, 4th June 1989)i"Happiness? he spoke the word. Are ghosts happy?", Lyndon Walker , single work poetry (p. 27)
Beijing Diaryi"May 15: Beijing of '89 gave out no promises", Barbara Lilek , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Leadersi"I could recall the Tao, say,", Les Wicks , single work poetry (p. 35)
Yu Yuan Womani"Beneath gnarled magnolia", Jean Williams , single work poetry (p. 36)
Beijing: June 4, 1989i"Mrs Wu is very worried and her daughter", Peter Lugg , single work poetry (p. 38)
Squarei"[concrete poem]", Lizz Murphy , single work poetry (p. 39)
Memory and the Etching Studio, Goldsmiths', London, During the `Winter of Discontent'i"Waiting my turn at the press, stillness prints:", 'Selwyn Pritchard' , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Beijing Massacrei"If only they had kept it out of sight,", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 55)
Chinai"The people are lava. They boil and flow.", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 56)
The Square Is Full of Peoplei"the square is full of people and sunlight,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 57)
Passingi"Dreams are the suicides of the well-behaved.", Fay Zwicky , single work poetry (p. 58)
Tiananmen Square June 4, 1989i"Karl Marx, take your time,", Fay Zwicky , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
The Dragon's Claws: 4th June 1989 (for Hua Peng-yu)i"and for the non-survivors, those who joked", Neville Cameron , single work poetry (p. 61-66)
Upon Tiananmen Squarei"Put simply:", Richard Cornish , single work poetry (p. 70)
At the Flower Stall : Tienanmen Square At the Flower Stalli"In a tall glass jar", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 75)
On Seeing Red Sorghum, June 1989i"To survive would have been more than enough.", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 80)
Perspectives in Fluxi"Years ago I tentatively extended by hand", Margaret Walker , single work poetry (p. 81)
Chinese Avenuesi"the trouble with `eternal peace' is", Manfred Jurgensen , single work poetry (p. 89)
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