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  • Author:agent Amy Witting http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/witting-amy
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Travel Diary : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Lane Cove, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Woodbine Press , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Early Morningi"Bird-calls tweak at the silence,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Magpiei"Scorched bright devil black by the Almighty's word", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 28)
Teapartyi"Kim Yon, her English being mostly mime,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Parrotsi"The parrots with sleek-feathered head", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 30)
Spider, by Lamplighti"A small golden palm upturned, an industrious hand", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 31)
A Rose is a Rose...i"The roses' formal fire", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 32)
War Memoriali"If you weren't", Amy Witting , single work poetry humour (p. 33)
Banksiasi"Posed by the wind and photographed by time", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 34)
Metamorphosisi"On creaming wings, with mindless rasping cries", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 35)
Hatei"Hate is as singleminded as a hen", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Torturersi"You, the expert purveyors of pain and dread,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 37)
News Itemi"They ran away from home to live as they could,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 38)
Liquidityi"In a flurry of daylight, watercold, windy and sunny,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 39)
Decorumi"I came across an item in the range", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 40)
Mourningi"Learning a word: dead silence now I know,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 41)
Valedictoryi"In last night's dream, we were in an old house,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 42)
Biographical Notei"Consider an elegant house in the Japanese style,", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 43)
Waiting for the Ferryi"At the old ferry where we had to stop", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 44)
Peacei"At the ship's bow. It was my eye that drew", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 45)
Chronosi"Chronos is the god.", Amy Witting , single work poetry (p. 46)
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