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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 A Savage Coast
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wantingi"`Oh, when the children grow,' I said", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 29)
Succubus Wantedi"Old wives can grow to hate their husbands,", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 30)
Afteri"She's still working through", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Passionate Pensioneri"The girls pass by on the other side of the street.", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 32)
From an Upstairs Window...Era, 1950si"There he comes again,", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
How do You Define `Good'?i"Dossie", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Consumption Taxi"The basket of groceries", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 37)
Patterni"Perceiving early", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 38)
Making a Face (for Carmel Bird)i"A poem is a mirror of the world?", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 39)
Not Fit to Be Seeni"Better if she'd grown up with no mirror but water.", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 40)
Inquesti"Why do the nicest girls, the poet asks", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 41)
That Clown She Marriedi"Angry that he's the one at fault he piles", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 42)
Personal Effectsi"I am the Dresden cup upon the shelf.", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 43)
Effigyi"My whetstone you, most hard, most obdurate.", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 44)
Bygonesi"I had this love dream of you. How many years", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 45)
Somers, 1982i"How we laughed. Our rhyming", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 46)
A Careful Childhoodi"In my parent's house there was", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 47)
Is There Another Way?i"Her mother taught her", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 48)
You Cannot Come as a Child to Your Father's Housei"I know what you mean, but I needed to come as a woman", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 49)
Growni"Now that I'm older than ever she was", Barbara Giles , single work poetry (p. 50)
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