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y separately published work icon Boy with a Telescope selected work   poetry  
  • 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.
7 : Technomyrmex Albipesi"Ant", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 17)
Poppiesi"Crinkly newborns, naked, clear", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 18)
Pear Treei"It is always moonlight where", Jan Owen , single work poetry
Birth, death, and the movement of time captured in the maturation of the pear tree's fruit.
 (p. 19)
Amethyst Earringsi"With care you will be with me", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 20)
Derelict Cottagei"Warm sandstone walls under a roof of slate;", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Easter Sundayi"The little church is bare and white", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 23)
Hiraethi"Three villages near Aleppo", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Once Upon a Timei"The day before now", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Ice - Oh!i"Although we loved the gentle horse whose nose", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 28)
Half the Picturei"From the last look between us,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 29)
Schoolgirls Rowingi"Five twelve-year-olds in short white skirts,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 30)
In God's Image, Jan Owen , sequence poetry (p. 30-36)
Madwoman in the Gardensi"'Do you see him in the tree?", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 31)
Swimming Instructori"Lips straight from the Quattrocento, at each end", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 32)
Young Woman Gathering Lemonsi"The apronful sits on the swell of her belly,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Head Cataloguer Walks her Dogi"The smooth-haired terrier, black and white,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 34)
Old Woman Reapingi"Reportedly, she said 'Oh dear, oh dear!'", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 35)
In Transiti"Listen Ildiko:", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 36)
Mirror Imagei"'Twenty-nine years ago; and only yesterday,'", Jan Owen , single work poetry
Two officers on opposite sides in the Hungarian Revolution encounter during a building search, and by tacit agreement back off without firing, and tell their troops no-one is there. The poem ends with an image of life's fragility.
 (p. 37-38)
Letters Homei"The blind beggar by the Damascus gate", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
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