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  • Author:agent Jill Jones http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/jones-jill
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Flagging Down Time
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Power of a Roomi"You ask me what is the power of a room.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 10)
Under the Dust of Living Arrangementsi"Perhaps you thought you had forgotten this", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 11)
A Ceremony for Groundi"There must be a ceremony for ground", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Clockwork Sometimes Endlessi"Sometimes my city is like the teeth of clockwork,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Way All Species Goi"i'm out looking for you", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Names of Birdsi"Someone asked her the other day", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 15)
Insect at the Windowi"Insect at the window, trapped,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 16)
Hammers and Saws in the Next Streeti"Architecture, how it flows out of", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 17)
Black Bread on Good Fridayi"Somebody is alone facing a garden,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Faulconbridge Cemeteryi"I'm tossing water over Jeana's garden,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Deserti"She's learning about the desert", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 22)
When Planets Softly Collidei"This is not a poem about dust,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Sky Collapses Regularlyi"The sky collapses regularly", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Red Curvei"White roses open out", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 25)
Elegy for a Breathi"I mourn for you,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 26)
Fragile in Uncharted Darki"The day sings with sharp perfume,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Coast Retreati"back to the sound, the everdancing sea outside,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Waves of Midnighti"Outside the window, endlessly.", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Lines of a Soloi"The night time is the right time,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 32)
A Hunting Songi"Cat curled on the tin roof, flat roof littered with leaves,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 33)
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