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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Crude Impieties
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Flemington, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Rainy Creek Press , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Opening Words : or, Fumbling at the Right Door With the Wrong Keyi"I beg your pardon", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry humour (p. 1)
`My Dreams Shall Live in My Heart'i"She was thrifty of dreams.", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 1)
A Strong Investmenti"Nostalgia always pays", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 2)
On an Upright Citizeni"I wear a schoolboy's hat-band on my soul", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Raveni"The birds are mating and that raucous cry", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Cocktail Houri"A crescent moon", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 3)
Lines Written in an Aeroplanei"Ah!", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Song of the Tentative Wooeri"She's a rather lovely lady", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry humour (p. 4)
But Words Unheard are Sweeteri"I have heard in this place a statesman utter", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry humour (p. 5)
The Feminists Who Talk of God as Shei"You make of God the archetypal wife", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 5)
News Storyi"Headlined on sand, a tarred plank screams of wreck", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 6)
Invocation to Dutyi"I ought to work much harder than I do,", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 7)
On an Australian Scholar Held in High Esteemi"He cannot speak too freely for", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Poet's Guide to Social Hypocrisyi"I sing a song of gratitude", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry humour (p. 8)
Invited to a Chairi"I do not like professors on a lawn.", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry humour (p. 9)
This Classic Agei"Now Psyche takes dictation, and her bath", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry satire (p. 10)
Brief Thanksgivingi"I have been inoculated by the virus of literature", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 10)
To the Gardening Housewifei"It seems unfitting in a garden", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry (p. 11)
Lullaby for Legislatorsi"Rock-a-bye baby", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry satire (p. 11)
Canberra in the Autumni"Canberra men are mostly dull", Paul Hasluck , single work poetry humour (p. 12)
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