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y separately published work icon So Much Light selected work   poetry  
Note: Cover photo of Shelf Camp, Mount Anne by Will Upcher.
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 So Much Light
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Lauderdale, Lauderdale - Opossum Bay area, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Pardalote Press , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bluebottle Jellyfish at Manlyi"A maze of withered blue balloons", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 31)
Without Imagesi"the sight of the invisible", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 32)
Poetry Workshopi"I'd like you to write a haiku-style little poem with a seasonal cat", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 33)
Restlessi"Restless as a kite on a loose string,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 34)
So Much Lighti"I long for the ceiling", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 35)
One Fruiti"Come outside", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 36)
Your Eyebrowsi"Your eyebrows", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 37)
Last Days of Winteri"She bends to aerate damp earth", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Paradise Herei"They ease me out of my head, these wild creatures;", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Animal Withini"Exhausted", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 40)
Best Spiritual Practicei"Best spiritual practice is to drop the word Best,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 41)
Tasman Peninsulai"Climbing a headland which faces a grey swathe", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 44-46)
Note: The author has made slight changes to the text in this publication.
Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoosi"Random as rags whooshed off a truck", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 47)
Truganini's Soliloquyi"I have know Earth's texture", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Koonya, a Black Girl : Cape Barren Island, 1828i"She wore a sheen of possum fat,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 50)
To Governor George Arthur in Heaveni"You didn't fornicate, ever,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 51)
New Norcia Boysi"Two Aboriginal boys are ushered into the Vatican,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 52-55)
The Solitaryi"If you visit the Mani,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 56)
On the Rimi"In the present dark,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
Note: The author makes minor editorial changes to the poem in this edition.
To Your Fully Open Eyesi"You have emerged from water", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
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