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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Selected Sonnets
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Boy with a Kitei"Before the dunes", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Cricketersi"A boy bowls up on the edge of red sand", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 24)
Race of the Day - ABC TVi"Ghosting at this distance, their hooves print out", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 25)
Mark of the Day - Australian Rules Footballi"Watching him go up the sky, as if he", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 26)
Joggingi"Leaping out from the warm light living-room", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 27)
Sunseti"Down from the camphor-smelling", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 28)
Church Mendingi"His ladder angles strangely at the wall.", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 29)
Noah Shooting Pigeonsi"Sharp scrabble of claws on grey gable", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Priest and the Cockroachi"Caught out of vestments - he is shocked by it", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 31)
Proofsi"Distance between two long wax tapers", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 32)
Diminishing Returnsi"On morning talk-back radio a caller", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 33)
Golden Deliciousi"To keep life from consuming her", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 36)
A Bowl of Pearsi"There's a bowl of pears on a table", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 37)
Making Easter Cakesi"Making Easter cakes behind brown blinds drawn", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 38)
Walking the Long Late Tunnel of Afternooni"Walking the long late tunnel of afternoon", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 39)
Fragmenti"You did not draw the brown blinds down", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 40)
Cooking Lessoni"She falls silent by the stove. Halfway between", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 41)
Cafe Gardeni"A bus roars outside the cafe garden and", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Dami"It rose up behind them, mounting earth and", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 43)
The Beehive Corneri"She stands in a long tradition here", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 44)
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