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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Sunset Assumption
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Contents

* Contents derived from the World Square, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Pitt Street Poetry , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Visiti"Light slips in past the curtain,", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 1)
Orphani"You trail your tattered suitcase through the chic streets of Paris. It's a day", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 3)
City of Light, John Foulcher , sequence poetry (p. 3-15)
Kissi"They sent you to home after home. You were kept in your place, but your", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 4)
Lovei"At dusk, you watch the lovers on the Pont Louis Philippe. Their breath", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 5)
Godi"You climb the Eiffel Tower with some Americans, pretending you can't", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 6)
Pigeonsi"In the Jardin des Tuileries, pigeons come around, folding away their wings", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 7)
Historyi"History settles on the streets, a kind of snow. Centuries are stacked in", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 8)
Snowi"One morning there's snow, peeling from the great frescoes of sunrise.", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 9)
Wordsi"Passing the time, you learn a few words. Je voudrais whatever it is that you", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 10)
Arti"There's safety in art. You keep it an arm's length while you hold it in both", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 11)
Gullsi"They snatch at space along the stone river banks. They remind you of", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 12)
Bodyi"She stands at the window by the bed. Her breasts are smaller than they", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 13)
Souli"In the end, where else do you go? You sit by the river, but the bells", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 14)
Sparrowsi"For the sparrows, there's nothing above the highest branch. They see the", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 15)
Fragments from Homei"Eucalyptus leaves", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 18-20)
Turning the Pagei"Two pages, stuck together. I lick my finger", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 21)
Four Poems About Death and Age, John Foulcher , sequence poetry (p. 21-24)
After My Father's Funerali"Around the house", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Wonderful World of Schooli"Back at school", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 23)
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