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  • Author:agent Philip Hodgins http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hodgins-philip
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Animal Warmth
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Pregnant Cowi"Her swollen belly was a hammock,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 1)
Milki"It's no good any more.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Bulli"It was too hot for sex.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
The Emotionsi"I don't think they're worth it.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Elegyi"The last time I saw Digga", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
Standard Hay Balesi"Not the newies in their silly Van Gogh swirls", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 11)
A Farm in New York Statei"The fields are lying fallow now", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 12)
Melbournei"I first heard about Melbourne", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Ibisesi"Some people say the plural is "ibis"", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The Big Goannai"Who could have guessed the big surprise", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Cattle Showi"The mood was tense at the annual cattle show.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Second Thoughts on The Georgicsi"You'd have to be out of your mind", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 20-29)
The Way Things Werei"A three-wire fence ran over Wilkie's hill,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 30-46)
In an American Woodi"We've all been dispossessed.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
Superphosphatei"With more cogs and chains and trapdoors", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
Five Thousand Acre Paddocki"There was only one", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 51)
Until the Cows Come Homei"I watched the cows at sunset", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 52-54)
The Mapi"The map is just about as old as memory.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 55)
The Dryi"Last Christmas up at Yabba North", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 56)
Shotgun Distinctioni"It has a double-barrelled lead-brained way", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
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