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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,: London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Angus and Robertson , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Handi"I have seen the hand", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Lines of the Handi"It is foolish to look at the lines of my hand", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Streets of Brisbanei"When you arrive there", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Flamei"See the candle's flame,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 4)
Sin (after Cesar Vallejo)i"If it rained tonight", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 5)
To Christ Our Lordi"My only friend,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 6)
My Grandfather's Chairi"Is empty now, showing only the imprint of a body, its shifting", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 7)
That Roomi"That room: I remember its walls, its bare walls,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 8)
Stockyard Creeki"The forest does not need you to believe in it", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Cold Windi"This is the city I have always known.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Juryi"When the city of towers is destroyed", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 10)
Insomniai"The hours stretch off like lampposts.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Coldi"There is the white of cold, the white of heat,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 11)
Autumn (after Charles Baudelaire)i"The steady thud as wood is chopped and falls;", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 11)
Grey on Greyi"Crossing the night fields I can see", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Spider's Webi"This is the spider's house: no door to enter", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Fogi"Outside, a thick stillness: a wind grown old and white", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 13)
Full Mooni"This evening the trees draw out", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Seai"Despite the sea's lies, the weightless fish,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 15)
Sleepi"I want to close my eyes", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 16)
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