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y separately published work icon Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Armidale, Armidale area, New England, New South Wales,:Kardoorair Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Rain at Gunn Pointi"It is raining at Gunn Point: from Arnhem Land", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 5)
Razor Wirei"Nothing speaks as eloquently as razor wire", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 6)
Death in Custodyi"And if there is a dignity in death, he did not find it:", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 7)
Radio Watchi"By three a.m. the voices have fallen silent:", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 8)
Requestsi""this one is for the boys from Port Keats..."", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 9)
Techniquesi"To kill frogs which clamber on the walls", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 10)
Musteri"After breakfast they muster in the yard,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Fortsi"Across the northern coastline the ruined forts", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 12)
Editorial, Sunday Territoriani"Let us be brutally honest, as citizens", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 13)
Snapshotsi"Anxious not to offend his loud hosts, Sasaki Minoru", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 14)
Foresti"The trees crowd to my window.", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 15)
Sand Paintingsi"The beach is speckled with the footprints", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Storytellersi"Silver and mauve, the ramparts of the clouds", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 17)
Dry Seasoni"The wind from the heart of the empty lands", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 18)
Flying Foxi"Crucified on the powerlines, wingtip to tip", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 19)
Fishi"I have no name for them, the long silver fish", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 20)
Wallabyi"In the brief twilight, she ghosts in from the scrub,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 21)
Sea Wasps, Lee Pointi"The men from Kalymnos fish these waters", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 22)
Frogsi"All night long one tribe or another is at it,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Great Toadi"Alone at the base of the great abyss,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 24)
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