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* Contents derived from the 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Gamei"Give me a tarot for the faded world", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Rock Engravingsi"This hand's a scanner.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Quoin Lake at Evening : (Flinders Island)i"A dry-land convention of swans", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Out of Witsi"The sight of her tits", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Reveri"Let it not be soon,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Splitting the Red Boxi"The tree-trunk rounds, a fallen Doric column,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Argumentumi"Could we -", single work poetry (p. 32)
- White Russiani"A long way to carry brush and paint", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Outremeri"Culture shock is social intercourse gone bad", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Balanced Horror Dieti"Kidneys, liver, spinach made me scream", single work poetry (p. 36)
- The Walls of a Roomi"If only we could step through these lines of ordered black print", single work poetry (p. 42)
- The Buildingi"Because of its gloomy appearance the building is like a defeated", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Three Objectsi"Is it not staggering to realise the number of times you have used", single work poetry (p. 42)
- For Heleni"The autumn sky is richly blue,", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Bedroom Windowi"The window frame against the blind", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Crete, 1983i"The sun had shone all summer long", single work poetry (p. 50)
- A.D. Hope's Malthusian Muse : Lubricious Disaster, single work criticism (p. 58-63)
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Watchers,
single work
short story
(p. 68-69)
Brenda Madigan avoided the sight of her body these days. She had arthritis; her fingers, once long, slender and tapered, olive skinned, were now twisted and sallow, covered with knobs. They curved under like claws, but lacked the strength that word implies. Her feet were swollen and so were her hip joints: when she levered herself onto her feet from a chair she could hear the thigh bones grinding woodenly against each other. Walking, her buttocks protruded unnaturally and her knees swivelled awkwardly in to meet each other. The illness had sapped her confidence too. She avoided strangers and asked no-one to the house.
(Source: Informit)
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Modern Life,
single work
review
— Review of The Children's Bach 1984 single work novella ; Rowena's Field 1984 single work novel ; (p. 70-72) -
The Sullen Novelists : New Australian Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of The Island 1984 single work novel ; Shallows 1984 single work novel ; Crooks 1984 single work novel ; Milk and Honey : A Novel 1984 single work novel ; Bearded Ladies : Stories 1984 selected work short story poetry ; The Man Who Stayed Below 1984 single work novel ; Last Ferry to Manly 1984 single work novel ; The Chinaman 1984 single work novel ; (p. 77-79)
