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Dedication: For Rev. Br Juilan McDonald, CFC and Rev. Fr Hugh Murray, CM
Epigraphs:
The lost self changes, / Turning toward the sea. - Theodore Roethke, The Far Field
I was a stranger, and ye took me in ...' - St. Matthew 25:35

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Night Swim"Stroke upon stroke", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 7-8)

Navajos"Just before the State Line", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 9-10)

Brown Frog"Squatting", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 11)

Styx River (3)"A name was borrowed from Greek mythology,", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 12)

Blackbirds Crying (for Barbara Coburn)"Ah, the fall of light at end of day", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 13)

On the Death of David Campbell"I understood the scent", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 14)

Migrant Centre Site : Orange Road, Parkes"Galahs and crested pigeons", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 15-16)

Willows"Across the creek the willows grow,", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 17)

Manhattan Arrival"Under the wing's tilt", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 18)

The End of the Picnic"Between the sandhills and Norfolk pines", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 19)

The Steps of Mihintale"Hard to believe", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 20-21)

The New Tenant in No. 5 The New Tenant in No.10"The humdrum routines", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 22)

Burning off"Two days of rain", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 23-24)

The Trespass"Colo Heights burned", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 25)

Gulgong"Old derelict frameworks", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 26)

Govett's Leap"The chasm's imperial", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 27-28)

White Waratahs"Of all the flowers at Colo Heights", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 29-30)

A Portrait in the Artist as a Traitor"It became the frantic satisfaction", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 31-32)

Rock'n'Roll Heroes"It began in 1957", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 33-34)

Otago Bay"Grey clouds roll over the mountains", Peter Skrzynecki , single work poetry (p. 35)

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Poets Seek the Mundane Robert Darling , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1990; (p. 142)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) Peter Skrzynecki , 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things Timoshenko Aslanides , 1990 selected work poetry

Very Different Lights in the Night Alexander Craig , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) Peter Skrzynecki , 1989 selected work poetry ; Night Parrots John Kinsella , 1989 selected work poetry

Pushing Poetry to Ordinary People Carol Treloar , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 October 1989; (p. 14)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) Peter Skrzynecki , 1989 selected work poetry ; Bow Tie & Tails Geoff Goodfellow , 1989 selected work poetry

Night Swim Simon Patton , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 115 1989; (p. 44)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) Peter Skrzynecki , 1989 selected work poetry

Skrzynecki Worthy Heir to the Lyric Tradition Ivor Indyk , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 July 1989; (p. 78)
— Review of Night Swim : Poems (1978-1988) Peter Skrzynecki , 1989 selected work poetry