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Alternative title: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : 17
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Seventeen
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'The No. 17 Reader is the 1992 selection of the best Friendly Street poems. Here is South Australian poetry full of life and ranging widely, drawn from the monthly readings at the Box Factory. (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,: Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Friendly Street Poets ,Wakefield Press , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
As the Winds Blowi"morning woke me", David Adès , single work poetry (p. 1-5)
Calcutta Weepsi"I made the British Empire", Nitu Banerji , single work poetry (p. 6)
In Cordobai"Which of these coins would it be most", Elaine Barker , single work poetry (p. 7)
Rosai""I might have gone there sooner"", Elaine Barker , single work poetry (p. 7)
Paraguay 1894i"They wed beneath", Barbara Emily Bell , single work poetry (p. 8)
October 19th. Adams River, British Columbia.i"Holding position in the silver-shot turbulence", John Bennett , single work poetry (p. 9)
November 4th. Xcaret, Yucatan.i"Aimed at the limit of sky the reconstructed temple", John Bennett , single work poetry (p. 9)
Flower for Sylvia : Hamilton, Ontario. February 11th 1963i"Two thousand dollars, and overnight", Ralph Bleechmore , single work poetry (p. 10)
For Mr Perfect, Mr I'm Always Righti"can't say i wasn't warned", Jenny Boult , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Dream Talki"At breakfast I love you least.", Nicola Bowery , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Hen, the Spaniels, Frenchie and the Mooni"`Little hen, where are you going?'", Nicola Bowery , single work poetry (p. 14)
Mardi at Six Inchesi"2 a.m.", James Bradley , single work poetry (p. 15)
Kepleri"Learning all the air in the room,", James Bradley , single work poetry (p. 15)
Rattling Bonesi"Rattling bones tacking out", James Bradley , single work poetry (p. 16)
Meditation on an Anonymous Poemi"Her lust for Hippolytus destroyed Phaedra.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 17)
Reply to an Anonymous Poeti"Do not, you say, strew flowers on your grave.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 17)
Recollections in My Eightieth Yeari"Fifty years back my spare cash fed the clubs,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 18)
Address to the Governments of Australiai"The rules for bust and boom, we thought, were fairly clear.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 18)
Otway Ranges with Dougi"Something golden", Anna Brooks , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Waterbed, Anna Brooks , single work poetry (p. 20)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Adelaide, South Australia,: Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Friendly Street Poets ; Wakefield Press , 1993 .
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      Extent: 122p.
      ISBN: 1862543046
      Series: y separately published work icon Friendly Street Poetry Reader Friendly Street Poets 1977- Z1201437 1977- series - publisher

      'The annual anthology publishes a selection of poems by FSP members. All original poems read by members of Friendly Street Poets at an official FSP meeting, whether in the city or at a regional centre, are eligible to be selected for publication in the anthology.' (Trove)

      Number in series: 17
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