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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.
To the Moon Behind Branchesi"Framed by dark tributaries,", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 25)
Concerti"The thin chords wrested from the silence", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Pubi"Two-storey liver-coloured brick, `imposing'", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 29)
Remembering the Fiftiesi"Mum talking on the phone (same old friend", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Growing Painsi"If you stayed in the insipid sun", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 32)
Of Shoes and Shipsi"Lost in a train of thought", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 33)
His Corneri"On the damp north side of the house, an alcove", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 34)
Fairy Talei"A dog barks, evoking the pattern of clouds on a hill", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 35)
Old Psychei"Aged wounded creature in the lair", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 36)
Extremityi"That a man can age in so few years,", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 37)
Young Girli"A warm heart for cats and plants and goldfish,", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 38)
Going in Circlesi"The luminous green of grassy slopes on a dull", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 39)
Back Theni"At home the shallow creek", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 40)
The Murray River Codi"Writing makes you feel emptied", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 41)
About Desirei"The seed was sown a long time ago.", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 45)
Havensi"All day drifts of rain blew in from the sea,", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 46)
On Finding Five Docki"Twenty-four pelicans circle Five Dock", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 47)
The Butcher's Liebestodi"The butcher at the Danube", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 48)
Desirei"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 49)
Understanding Melancholyi"Sometimes even the slickest fugitive", Alison Clark , single work poetry (p. 50)
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