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y separately published work icon Still Life and Other Poems selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Still Life and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Warners Bay, Warners Bay - Jewells area, Lake Macquarie area, Central Coast, New South Wales,:Picaro Press , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Still Lifei"I set your seven ripe figs", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 1)
Two Pianistsi"These summer nights I seem to hear", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 2)
Without the Man the Music Dies Awayi"Sometimes when my love is absent", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Pacti"Still you and I possess the love we found", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 4)
River and Rocki"You turned away to read your book", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 4)
Theatre of Wari"The studio portrait of '44", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Queuei"The kids and claimants shuffle up the line", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 6)
Complaint of the Bird-Watcheri"Although I have", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 6)
A Broken Armi"Wearing your arm encased in a sling", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 7)
After Droughti"How sweet it is, the sound of falling rain", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 8)
A Strange Keepsakei"After her death at ninety-eight", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 9)
Old Dubbo Gaol, 2004i"In Dubbo Gaol", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Triali"On days of leaden skies", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Messengeri"I have seen the dogged towns", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Malunggangi"The platypus goes where nobody knows", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 13)
Song of the Crestfallen Pigeoni"The pigeon on my window-sill", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 15)
Corteo d'amore (Love Procession)i"A crowd in ceremonial red, well-dressed,", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 15)
Enid on the Sofa, 1957i"One afternoon of winter sun", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry

A poem about Grace Cossington Smith's painting, Enid on the Sofa, 1957. The painting depicts her close friend, Enid Cambridge.

Note: an image of the painting is available on the National Gallery of Australia's website, http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/cossingtonsmith/Detail.cfm?IRN=130999&BioArtistIRN=16350&MnuID=1)

 (p. 16)
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