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Issue Details: First known date: 1974... 1974 Ceremonies for the Lost
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Peter Kocan , 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preludei"To call it mere memory would demean", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 1)
Interloperi"Sundays he wore his Spring frown", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 2)
Morning and Eveningi"Out of the maelstrom you emerge", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Leopardi"See him - the psychopath, giver of death", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 4)
End Ward : Cricketi"Thud of leather on willow - and the ball", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 4)
Note: With title: Cricket
Group Therapyi"Faces change but a threat remains", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 5)
Teatime, and Again the Ring of Dark Mindsi"Teatime, and again the ring of dark minds", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Sleepersi"Sprawled, like park derelicts, about", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 6)
Basket Weaveri"He sits, having long ago", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Idioti"He is only by accident", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Hospital Kangaroosi"They are the real spirits of the place,", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 7)
Brucei"When Bruce hanged himself, on a Christmas eve,", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 8)
A Routine Deathi"He lay cold in the old men's ward", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 9)
Wheelchair Casesi"Come to Ward 7 and see them,", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 10)
An Inmatei"That quiet man with the hoe is a beast", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 11)
Bonfirei"I stayed by the bonfire a long time,", Peter Kocan , single work poetry (p. 12)
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