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y separately published work icon A Paddock in His Head selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 A Paddock in His Head
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Five Islands Press , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
I Know, I Knowi"the horizon by the back roads which lead to it", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 11)
Catholic Daydreamsi"Lost in language", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 12)
Woman Leaving a Farmi"It's not the beaten path that led", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
In the Company of Farmersi"Talking of cows", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Outer Limitsi"The land rises from water-logged flats", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 16)
What it Feels Likei"It is two fathers punching each other in the footy sheds", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 17)
A Beautiful Ruini"School Holidays", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Big Holei"Bottomless, dark, so cold", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 19)
Farm Boysi"You can see their utes pulling dust toward the highway", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 20)
Gravel Storiesi"He was turning into his gateway", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 21)
A Job to Doi"hitting a crippled calf on the head", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 22)
Penitenti"He was a small man who holidayed in Manila.", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 23)
Permanent As Can Bei"Foggy morning, in the darkness", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
She Lets Goi"Her hand in mine", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Cow with Paralysisi"Her back leg is folded up beneath her", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Viewi"The view through the kitchen window", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 29-31)
Catching a Train to Intimacyi"The Literary world stops at Spencer Street", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
The Paddock with the Big Tree in Iti"Like an anchor rattling overboard", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 37)
Maternity Paddocki"Chopped up by staggery cows", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
The Paddock Beside the Dairyi"A bloodied sheep bag hangs over our back yard.", Brendan Ryan , single work poetry (p. 40)
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