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A progamme based on Mayflies in Amber was broadcast in June 1995 by the ABC.

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Cicadas"Holes pock the ground;", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 3-4)

On a Balcony"I catch and crush them in paper - flies", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 5)

Spring Garden"Whether you like it or not,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 6-7)

Collectors"Buff shells cling to the pin-oak", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 8)

Muse"Out of so many small deaths sidestepped,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 9)

Cicadas: A Taxonomy"names from all corners of a continent:", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 10)

Butterflies"Orange Lacewing", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 11)

Butterflies on a Bush Trail : Tisiphone Abeona Abeona "at Wentworth Falls""An energy guiding me down the track:", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 12)

Cabbage White Butterfly"For half a century", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 13)

Monarch Butterfly"Devouring the fluted transparent", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

Late Summer Garden"The butterflies make no sound, seem always", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 16-17)

Red Admirals in Shropshire"Borne one after another into the high white room,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 18)

Butterflies: A Meditation"The poem's creation:", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 19-23)

Caterpillar"A row of white and yellow teeth", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 24)

Chrysalids"bubble in time", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 25)

Chrysalis"Time the incubator", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 26)

Moths"Soft, almost unseeing sentinels,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 29)

Cockroach"Blackly armoured as a dictator's funeral,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 30)

Bedbug"I inhabit sleeping bodies,", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 31)

Lice"Symbols of manliness, once:", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 32-33)

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Landscape, Language and Life Forms Graham Rowlands , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 134 1994; (p. 75-76)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry ; Full Fathom Five John Kinsella , 1993 selected work poetry

Revisionary Mythopoeist : An Interview with Diane Fahey Jenny Digby (interviewer), 1994 single work interview criticism biography
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 1994; (p. 54-68) A Woman's Voice : Conversations with Australian Poets 1996; (p. 68-85)

Insects Take Center Stage in New Poems Patrick D. Morrow , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 7 no. 2 1993; (p. 149-150)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry

Untitled Helen Horton , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , August vol. 5 no. 2 1993; (p. 99-100)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems John Foulcher , 1993 selected work poetry

Focal Points Jan Owen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 37 no. 11 1993; (p. 81-84)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems John Foulcher , 1993 selected work poetry ; Mysteries : Poems 1989-91 Jamie Grant , 1993 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks Kate Jennings , 1993 selected work poetry

Poetic Life for Insects and the Urban World Carol Treloar , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 3 July 1993; (p. 47)
— Review of Selected Poems 1975-90 Ken Bolton , 1992 selected work poetry ; Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry

Delicate Meditations on the Insect Kingdom S. K. Kelen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 February 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of The Life of a Pet Dog Grant Caldwell , 1992 selected work poetry ; Smiling Treason Rod Usher , 1992 selected work poetry ; Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry

Insects Hot from the Poet's Diary Keith Russell , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 1 May 1993; (p. 48)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry

Nothing But the Truth for a Life Explored Martin Duwell , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 May 1993; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry ; Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks Kate Jennings , 1993 selected work poetry

Swirl, Insects and Intimate Gesture Gary Catalano , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 1993; (p. 9)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry ; Dingo Sky S. K. Kelen , 1993 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God Mal Morgan , 1992 selected work poetry

After Poetry (17) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : the Unknown Kevin Hart , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 131 1993; (p. 42-48)

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