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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Knock On Wood and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Warners Bay, Warners Bay - Jewells area, Lake Macquarie area, Central Coast, New South Wales,:Picaro Press , 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Present Peacei"Let us start", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 1)
A Night at the Beachi"crowded with people", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Angels for Charliei"Angels are in you", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 3)
Cats and Crabsi"In the corner of our formal loungeroom -", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 4)
Boarding School Days "Our Lady of Lourdes stood stony white" Boarding School Angelsi"We genuflected before Our Lady of Lourdes", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 5)
Newport, 1962i"He didn't come out of an old bottle rubbed", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Room Servicei"This quiet morning", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 7)
Bananasi"You can't exercise on this fruit", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Suiti"I have been mourning my suit, my", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Mandala Woki"The washing-up water bubbles", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Present Depressioni"you're leaving your run", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 12)
Esse est Percipii"I lie on the surgery table", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 13)
Little White Pillsi"The little white pills", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 14)
Knock On Woodi"When it came time to knock on the door, I knocked. Knees too. Each", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 14)
Where I Livei"Where I live", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 15)
Natural SFXi"Standing at the edge of", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 16)
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