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  • Author:agent Adam Aitken http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/aitken-adam
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 In One House
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson HarperCollins Australia , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Post-Coloniali"They grew up - quicker, and rougher round the edges", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Orchid Weatheri"I loved that jungle, the one behind the house:", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Seeding the Chillies (Sunday, Madras to Mosman Bay)i"When will the old walking grammar school", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 8)
Learning How to Dancei"A mint-scented handkerchief", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 9)
What She Told Me of the Wari"Were they cruel masters I asked, referring to the Japanese.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Treasure Island, 2010i"Thus I light the signal fires, await your pleasant sails", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 12)
Fablei"Once in a village the size of a stamp", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Inn of the Sixth Happinessi"34 Degrees Celsius, fans on maximum, I bow", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 14)
Note: Epigraph: 'English spoken with excellence, yes?' Russian train conductor, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Spectaclesi"In poster photos on Language Centre walls", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
In the One TV Villagei"At the convention Mr and Mrs Big arrive", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 18)
Village Waysi"He was born in a village", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Saigon the Moviei"James Bond flies into Phuket, which he pronounces", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 21)
Indochinei"At first she knew the river meant Mother, a river full of", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
The Bad Women of Bangkoki"In communist Laos, where they come from", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Martial Arti"I, a shoe-string journalist", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 26)
Negotiationi"Vlad, being Buddhist and a Serb, has simple needs-", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
In One Housei"Back in a year you almost forgot", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
The Replyi"Across a one-tree plain you sent a card of Kauri trees", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
On Safarii"Such dirty work", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Morse Code Museum, Alice Springsi"Tourists bring tour guides", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 37-39)
Note: Epigraph: 'to copy mile-long streaks of talk enough to make Old Joe baulk'. Song
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