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Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 The New City Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Hang-Glidingi"No man can experience that", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 27)
Placenamesi"On a bike, I once explored the", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 28)
Empirei"Where we ran without shoes and the", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 29)
Reflections on an Accidenti"While they won't run with me now, I", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Minor Accidenti"When she bumped into my Morris", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Poet's Place in a Democracyi"Oh, yes, I know! The dough's easy for", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 33)
Autobiography of a Card-Sharpi"I am about to shuffle words", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 34)
Fossil Mani"The tired nerves of my brain tangle", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 35)
Space-Travelleri"Citizen of the Earth makes plans", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Riveri"I hadn't chosen to mention", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 37)
One Lifei"quietly quietly", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 38)
The City's Peoplei"Ideas, please! Place them where the", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Touristsi"What made our tour interesting", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 40)
The Deserts of This Placei"After a life's span I glean: all", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 41)
Somebody is Writing a Poemi"SOMEBODY is writing a poem for me, which I would have written", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 45)
Murray River Codi"THE PADDLE STEAMER plies the course many hundred", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 46)
A Foggy Morningi"THE MORNING'S fogged heavily. The only colour, apart from", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 47)
Afternoon and Evening - Gataker's Bayi"I watch the water. Idly I sit under the pandanus palm seeking shade", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 48)
The Medusai"I'D LIKE to hide, but cannot hide my vision of the bay's incoming", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 49)
`I'll Stop Australia'i"THE LAND falls away on the plains, so far that at first sight a man", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 50)
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