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  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Timedancing
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Papayai"Her slender trunk is naked,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 30)
Fig Treesi"These Burmese figs are not posing", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Pangolinsi"Throwing the I Ching by the northern wall", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Kampong Cemeteryi"The headstones and the plots were very small", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 33)
Crossing the Mekongi"The boat was already waiting by the bank,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Wardrobei"It was glossy black, lightweight, plain,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 35)
Remembering the Balaii"Around the open hall", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
The Silver Gullsi"spaced out,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 38)
Ceiling Starlingsi"get the jitters.", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
This Instant, Jan Owen , sequence poetry (p. 38-40)
Id Blinksi"total eclipse of the sun", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 39)
Listeni"two ring-doves hidden in green", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 40)
This Instanti"the honey-eater's cries pierce light...", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 40)
All Birdsi"they said once", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 41)
We Grow Wing Stubsi"to keep our feet on the ground,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 42)
With a Glitchi"and a hiccup or two", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 43)
White Eventi"Who bought the ivory netsuke I thought", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Kashani"I saw it years ago.", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Moving Housei"A paper scrap in the crack of a drawer:", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 47)
Blue Bowli"This pedestal bowl against the light", Jan Owen , single work poetry
The tilt of the bowl suggests a desire for something apart from its function as a fruit container, and reminds the writer of a doctor who would adjust her asymmetrical nipple after a check-up. They would flirt and laugh a lot, but in a year went no further. Hearing that his marriage later fell apart, she wonders if it was training or natural bent that helped keep him 'straight'?
 (p. 48)
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