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y separately published work icon The Wind-Up Birdman of Moorabool Street selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Wind-Up Birdman of Moorabool Street
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Glebe, Hobart City, Central Hobart, Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Puncher and Wattmann , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Hummingbird Dronei"Open the cage now", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Hatcheryi"In the microaviary", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 13-15)
Microaviary, A. Frances Johnson , sequence poetry (p. 13-16)
Raven Dronei"Troops toss Raven drones", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Hummingbird Versus Raveni"The Next month the Hummingbird and then the Raven went AWOL", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Softened Citiesi"In the west, New York was suddenly pure confection", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Pajero Futurei"We thought ourselves smart as bombs", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Remotei"Each night I orbit with you", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Coal and Wateri"Now the last line won't irrigate", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Listen Centuryi"Listen to the dead", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Note: I will listen with all the silence this world can bear. Judy Johnson
Bethlehemi"In the years coming after there was nothing", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Rain-Catchersi"Once every ten years it will rain briefly", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 26)
Future Arki"You pace the deck, a bead-worried pilgrim", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
The Last Birdi"If I was the last bird", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Will of Birdsi"I climb the grey stone stairs", A. Frances Johnson , extract poetry (p. 33)
Gang-Gang: Callocephalon Fimbriatumi"By afternoon, they have ploughed the dead fields", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 34)
Fontanellei"Not a complicated rhyme scheme like a villanelle", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 35)
Note: Dedication: For Grace
Falli"I practised falling early on:", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Hawki"In showman’s claws", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Two Definitions of Softnessi"O great galah", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 42)
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