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y separately published work icon A Nickel in My Mouth selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Tim Thorne http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/thorne-tim
Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 A Nickel in My Mouth
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wynyard, Wynyard - Somerset area, Northwest Tasmania, Tasmania,:Robin Books , 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Snow Hill Islandi"Blandly chance on coincidence", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Worst Journey in the Worldi"Head in the block of ice", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 15)
Polheimi"Favour walked with us,", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 16)
Mawson Alonei"This corpse, this garbage, subtly", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 17)
80 Degrees 08' 1934i"Carbon monoxide like an aurora", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 18)
Onyx Riveri"The river of remembering", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 19)
Plateaui"The currawong scrapes the air; the grim snow", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Melody for a Hard Summeri"Only with her subjunctive eyes", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Harvey and the Pyjamasi"In the lanes west of George Street grey with", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Where the Truth Lies (for R.A.)i"I am the doctor. I am Mao and Lenny Bruce.", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Gardening is the Opiate of the Elitei"A crisis of petals", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 29-32)
The Thesesi"The enemies are those who give us enemies.", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 33-35)
Hobart Town : Ii"Too dark for green, the hills, erect", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 37)
Hobart Town : IIi"Ancanthe: stone sweet on a rough foothill", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 38)
Vanzettii"The charge that smashed your nerve cells apart", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Norma Jeani"Thirteen soft months old,", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 41)
Cultural Exchangei"I remember one Xmas", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 42)
Blues for Davei"I once watched through your window while", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Scar-Spangled Banneri"You, uh, say", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Waiting for Franco to Diei"Cornford at Tierz: the new planet wheels", Tim Thorne , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
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