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The introduction states that the selected poems and stories were commended or awarded prizes in the 1980 and 1981 McGregor Literary Competition. However, the neither the placings nor the year of entry is given anywhere in the publication.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Toowoomba,
Toowoomba area,
Darling Downs,
Queensland,:Darling Downs Institute Press
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Paper Children, single work short story (p. 7-24)
- In the Suburbsi"The porch faces the street", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- The Queen Says Mix, single work short story (p. 27-41)
- Mangrovesi"Against the moon", single work poetry (p. 42-49)
- Narratives, single work short story (p. 50-58)
- The Song of the Tropical Birdsi"Certain species perform", single work poetry (p. 59)
- Antipodean Triptych, sequence poetry (p. 59-61)
- Life Comes In Flashesi"Solitary, confined", single work poetry (p. 60)
- Beloit: :Perthi"this shore", single work poetry (p. 61)
- Easter Morning, Delphii"Last night they mourned for Dionysos dead.", single work poetry (p. 62)
- Stony Valley, single work short story (p. 63-71)
- "At the gates of Sydney Road cemetery" 1 : Procession, single work poetry (p. 72)
- 2 : Tenth Counti"Sober autumn air fosters a clean grief.", single work poetry (p. 72-73)
- A Death in the City, sequence poetry (p. 72-75)
- 3 : Ashi"The fourth, last brother is dead before fifty.", single work poetry (p. 73)
- 4 : Gatheringsi"Last year in Melbourne somewhere,", single work poetry (p. 73-74)
- 5 : Night Visioni"One single grief has power to rouse", single work poetry (p. 75)
- "Inside your car going somewhere else." 6 : Honeycomb, single work poetry (p. 75)
- The Rainy Seasoni"It's so wet the calf's tail drips like a tap,", single work poetry (p. 76)
- Bonny, single work short story (p. 77-87)
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