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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 The Day the River
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Treading Carefullyi"Say you are walking barefoot on the riverbank.", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 46-48)
The Climbi"We were almost up the steepest pinch", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Rangei"The abundance", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 50)
The Valleyi"And then the country opens out into a plain", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 50)
The Questioni"About ten natives followed us all day", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 51)
This Riversand This Music (a Collage for Madonna Staunton)i"Les couleurs propres de la vie", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 52)
Cry for the Deadi"A snapped twig. Movement around last night's fire", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 53)
To Climb a Treei"Bunya: your father, young Tom, and his friend", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 54)
This Fallen Tree This Prone Bodyi"They go up a grassy spur. A dog runs between the legs", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 55)
New Groundi"Shake these old gumboots", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Coloursi"Sometimes she comes around", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 58)
Mary Smokesi"Knowing from past experience", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 59)
Something that Must be Enquired Intoi"This grave charge cannot be allowed", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Four Seasonsi"Let's say there's a hawk", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 65-68)
Coffee Days in Conondalei"By this you are entitled to call the voice your own.", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 69-74)
To the Left (for Simon and Karly-Kate)i"Walking from the station", Cornelis Vleeskens , single work poetry (p. 75-77)
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