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  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Boy with a Telescope
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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 , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Balloonsi"Anti-gravity,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 1)
Juggleri"Tense as a crouching cat, his head thrust out,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 2)
Slack-Wire Artistei"It sways too wildly from the start-", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 3)
Clowni"Little man lost, with turned up boots,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 4)
Boy with a Telescopei"Shadowy neanderthal, his silhouette", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 5)
Seascape With Young Girli"Old Man's Beard silks over shoulders of tangled green:", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 6)
First Dayi"Goodbye, little red jumper, blue cap-", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 7)
Learning to Ridei"Up and on again, a firm wide grip", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 8)
Flying a Kitei"From here the thread's invisible:", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Hilli"We stumbled upwards over the scree, separate, silent,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 10)
Aldinga Summer, Jan Owen , sequence poetry (p. 10-12)
The Snakei"It's no joke to finish off a snake", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Reefi"The rock-pools are warm at low-tide,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 12)
1 : Orthosmittia Reyeii"Gnats", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 13)
2 : Anoplagnathus Viriditarsisi"Christmas beetle", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Insectary, Jan Owen , sequence poetry (p. 13-17)
3 : Orthodera Ministralisi"Praying mantis", Jan Owen , single work poetry
A praying mantis's apparent piety, fear of a greater predator, and pretence of devotion (cf. to saying grace before he eats) is compared to human hypocrisy.
 (p. 14)
4 : Limnogonus Luctuosusi"Water striders", Jan Owen , single work poetry
Water striders are compared to saints since they walk on water with perfect faith in its solidity.
 (p. 15)
5 : Periplaneta Americanai"Cockroaches", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
6 : Bombyx Morii"Silkworms", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 16)
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