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  • Author:agent Alison Clark http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/clark-alison
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 About Desire and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Heinemann , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Soli"The blond boy who goes alone", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 3)
Being and Existingi"You take your disquiet to lunch", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Unhealthy Mists of Lammermoori"See the dark lawn, the dappled light", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 5)
Pathetic Fallacyi"One self goes to the country", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 6)
Delusioni"The gods need handmaids, and handmaids need", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 7)
Relatively (for Alice)i"He is `with' you only", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 8)
Credoi"The lights of a ship on the horizon at three am", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 9)
Dawntreadersi"The riders of bikes, the trainers", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 10)
Anankei"This is the dwelling of Necessity,", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 11)
Because the Soul is a Womani"Is it Temptation, this short-circuiting", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 12)
Meanwhile, Back in Genoa...i"Wish I were a Real Woman with a big", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 15)
Winter Daphne (1)i"Poor feet, cold flippers symbolising", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 16)
Divai"Ranged in darkness where we sit, the clear", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 17)
Mysterious Conjunctions (for Bas and Liz)i"On the track beside the lake", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 18)
Totemi"This dwelling is ruled by the spirit of the snake.", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 19)
Grey Days on the Far South Coasti"Again the day is overcast,", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 20)
How it Isi"When you are about to leave you see -", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 21)
Sinusi"A car horn sounds; the day begins:", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Best Possible Worldi"The sticky figs underfoot make you desperate", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 23)
Reading Novels III : II : Elegy for the Life Liei"Departure : dead time", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 24)
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