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Author:agent Tony Scanlon

Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon

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* 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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Nowhere Safe from Poetry Penelope Nelson , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 84-85)
— Review of Confessions of a Corinthian : Poems Julian Croft , 1991 selected work poetry ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon Tony Scanlon , 1990 selected work poetry ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems Amy Witting , 1991 selected work poetry

[Review] Poetry 1991 David Kelly , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon Tony Scanlon , 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata Grant Caldwell , 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) Edwin Wilson , 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus A. D. Hope , 1991 selected work poetry