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y separately published work icon Blackberry Season selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Blackberry Season
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Molonglo Press , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
No Handsi"He was a big boy from Unley High", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 36)
Green Treei"Up the musty rungs of tapering boughs", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 37)
Patiencei"All the gold-eyed geckoes got away.", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 38)
Little Sisteri"The day they got bashed up by Barry's gang", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 39)
Bloomers Green Bloomersi"Bloomers were uniform,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 40)
Fruiti"In the summer then,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 41)
Rats Chooksi"Startled awake, we stumbled out", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Summer-Housei"Some strange wind had wafted it from afar", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 43)
Mondaysi"The year of the ogres brought sore throats", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 47)
The Barber Shopi"They opened the door six inches -", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
The Hollow Gumi"Down the hollow I shunted toward the light -", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 50)
Fruit-Fly Fruit Flyi"'It's tomorrow,' called Mrs Gogler, 'hop into your jam!'", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 51)
Y-Coughi"Sir was hooked on Y-Cough,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 52)
Wingsi"With two umbrellas from the chicken-yard,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 53)
Drawing Mermaidsi"It was him from across the road.", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 54)
Bonfirei"For months ahead we stacked dry boughs,", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 55)
Girlsi"Flown from Sydney", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Street Bandi"Sundays, the Salvos played on Sheffield Street", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 58)
Brownhill Creek Creek Wateri"After the miles of dusty road, the shade", Jan Owen , single work poetry (p. 59)
The Clay Boati"The boat made by the boy was painted blue,", Jan Owen , single work poetry
A model boat made by a boy in childhood remains after the adult's death, itself an heirloom. Its lasting colours now symbolise the boat of Ra in Egyptian mythology, which carries the soul to safety after the clay of the body is lost.
 (p. 60)
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