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Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Talking Clothes : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1966 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Flyi"A fly! in my office room", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 1-3)
Jigsaw Puzzlei"My father always let me do the sky.", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 4)
Birthi"I cannot resist now and then being born", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Castlei"I walked once as a child", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 5)
Schoolboyi"Once, long ago, I walked each morning", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Trafalgari"The present is moving no further away", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
On the Beachi"Give me my daily ration", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Death by Drowningi"Nightmarish dreams he had that he was drowning.", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Meetingi"When you deliberately avoid", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Spirit-Childi"Something", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 13)
Cicadas - Sestinai"On that exultant shrilling, that wild stridulation!", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 14-16)
Hibiscusi"Sometimes I see them as red parasols", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 16)
Aaron's Rodi"Aaron unties the sack", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 17)
On Being Vulnerablei"I think I am as brave as most", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 18)
Cricketsi"She said what kind of bird is that", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 19)
Pattern on as Pavementi"The pavement like an etched plate", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Talking Clothesi"And so they stepped", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Postage Stampi"If you should ever have to", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 21)
Scatterlingi"Those who run away, run", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 22)
Via Crucisi"Those who run away, run", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
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