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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Fire, Fire, in the Mouth of Many Things"I want your poem to", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 7)

Nights of Snakes and Angels"Give me this:", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 8)

Postcard from a Richmond Summer"I lie awake,", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 9)

The Painting and the Girl"It's night.", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

"You are" The Spanish Understand"You feel machine-gunned.", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 12-14)

For Hart Crane"Over each sharp hill", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 15)

Suicide"Our magician's tools:", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 16)

The Patience of a Bowl of Water"The bowl of water", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 17)

Moon"Cobras", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 18)

Bee"A flower", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 19)

Snail"Time", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 19)

War and Journey"The fishermen's hooks,", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 20-23)

Self-Portrait in East Melbourne Flat, 22 June 1994"My telephone wants a better job:", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 24)

Self-Portrait in Richmond Studio, 25 October 1994"I drink the tea and hours down", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 25)

A Small Hotel in Cairo (Self-Portrait, March 1986)"You get to know", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 26-27)

In the Human Night"The night comes down,", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 28-29)

Surgery"The X-rays seem religious,", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 30-31)

The Dictionary Is Just a Beautiful Menu"While you're alive:", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 32-33)

One for Charles Bukowski"I've carried your books like bibles", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 34-36)

Broken on the Wheel of Los Angeles"A used bus ticket in a foam cup", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 37-39)

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The Comfort of Poetry Brian Edwards , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 51 1997; (p. 243-246)
— Review of In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry

Six Poets Adrian Caesar , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 56 no. 1 1996; (p. 208-218)
— Review of Abrasion Jenny Boult , 1984 single work poetry ; Hot Collation Jenny Boult , Sue Moss , Coral Hull , Chris Mansell , 1994 anthology selected work poetry ; Highgate Hill Robert Hughes , 1995 selected work poetry ; In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Upwardly Downward Mobility Blues Sue Moss , 1994 selected work poetry ; In the Dog Box of Summer Coral Hull , 1994 selected work poetry ; Day Easy Sunlight Fine Chris Mansell , 1994 selected work poetry

I Want Them Electric Alan Gould , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 40 no. 1-2 1996; (p. 83-89)
— Review of Mind in Need of a Desert Alec Choate , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Life on Water and the Life Beneath J. S. Harry , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Familiar Ian McBryde , 1994 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1956-1994 Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1995 selected work poetry ; In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry ; Listening to the Train Passing Rod Moran , 1994 selected work poetry ; Shorelines : Three Poets Michael Heald , Roland Leach , Barbara Brandt , 1995 selected work poetry ; Crosshatched Kate Llewellyn , 1994 selected work poetry ; Michelangelo's Prisoners Jennifer Harrison , 1995 selected work poetry

Bakowski Revisited Brad Evans , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , March vol. 3 no. 2 1996; (p. 12-13)

Two Portraits of Humanity Andrew Lansdown , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , November vol. 2 no. 10 1995; (p. 9-11)
— Review of In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry

A Poetry of Ordinariness Bev Roberts , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 173 1995; (p. 47-48)
— Review of In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry ; Highgate Hill Robert Hughes , 1995 selected work poetry

Light and Dark Perfections: Australian Poetry at its Best Adrian Rawlins , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 77-79)
— Review of In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Nailing of the Right Hand Maurice Strandgard , 1994 selected work poetry ; Images, Reflections : Gathering Tributes : Poems Patrick Alexander , 1995 selected work poetry ; Highgate Hill Robert Hughes , 1995 selected work poetry

Still Mapping 'the Country of the Mind' S. K. Kelen , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 October 1995; (p. C11)
— Review of In the Human Night Peter Bakowski , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Silo : A Pastoral Symphony : Poems John Kinsella , 1995 selected work poetry ; Highgate Hill Robert Hughes , 1995 selected work poetry