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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.
Bush Rati"The bush rat hears me coming too late", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 25)
Forest Kingfisheri"In this place, where nothing is sacred but rage,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 26)
White Cockatoosi"With the infallible timing shared by infants", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 27)
Children's Pythoni"She is no friend of mine, but we have reached", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 28)
Ghostsi"The clamorous ghosts of younger lands,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 29)
Buffalo Creeki"There are no buffaloes, now, in Buffalo Creek:", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 30)
Night Fishing (for Jim Fraser)i"The flowers of the moon glow on the water,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 31)
Knowledgei""In what sea the sun sleeps, in what harbour", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 32)
Darwin Harbour Suitei"In the furnace of November the empty", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 33)
Cubs at Sirius Covei"Trailing laughter, propelled by laughter,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 34)
Wollundry Lagooni"On the narrow lagoon the ancient willows", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 35)
Home Pasturei"Quietly, as is the way with animals,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 36)
Gore Creeki"After thirty years the bushland has gone,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 37)
Dreaming Greeni"It is the languid Murrumbidgee in deep summer,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Pleiadesi"I wake to the first tentative carolling", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 39)
Inheritancei"They have left me much, the Rices, the Parnells,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 40)
For Carolinei"When I picture my grandmother", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 41)
Lettersi"My drawer is full of letters, old letters", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 42)
At First Sighti"It should have happened, if the myths are true,", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 43)
Mapping the Countryi"Their joint world, shared for twenty years", Tony Scanlon , single work poetry (p. 44)
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