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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Communion : And Other Poems
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Notes

  • Epigraph: 'The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.' - G. K. Chesterton
  • Chapbook.

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.
Not in Trucei"Above the black soil of the bulldozed paddock", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 1)
Spring Morning with Baby and Birdsi"The sun insinuates brightness through the venetian blind.", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Horseshoe Shooteri"It is almost dark. A car passes", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 3)
Four Meni"The contraption is like a small", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 4-6)
Dark Skyi"The sky is dark, dark.", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 6)
Lighting a Matchi"She has learned at last to strike", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 7)
Waugal, Upper Swani"From any spot along the bank", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 7)
Blue Jugi"It is nothing flash, the pale blue plastic jug", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 8)
Bud and Blossomi"The eucalyptus bud:", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 9)
For the Blindi"Sight is not the only sense", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 9)
Drumi"Our baby's", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 9)
Note: With first line: The infant's
Happinessi"A small green bird is hopping", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 10)
Communioni"The garden is dry but the bird-bath", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 11)
A Good Nighti"The mulies are in the harbour,", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Colour of Lifei"Why is it that here in this cafe,", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 14)
That Movementi"Swishing the dish-water", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Grasshopper Hearti"That man with the cowboy hat and tan and tattoos", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 15)
Karrii"The tree that thankfully is not", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 15)
Note: With first line: That tree that thankfully is not
Pine and Poemi"Unlike other trees, the Norfolk Island pine", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 16)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Warners Bay, Warners Bay - Jewells area, Lake Macquarie area, Central Coast, New South Wales,: Picaro Press , 2003 .
      Extent: 16p.
      Note/s:
      • December, 2003
      Series: y separately published work icon Wagtail Rob Riel (editor), Judy Johnson (editor), Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2001- Z916359 2001- series - publisher poetry

      A series of poetry booklets (each with 16 pages) that publish out-of-print, unreleased and new poems by contemporary Australian poets. The booklets are published 11 times per year.

      Number in series: 28
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