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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Sonnet"And shall the animal in me wake to life again?", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 10)

For Kevin Hart"Old women who darn their shadows again each dusk.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 11)

Paradox"Must I be peaceful in old age, add to the tapestry", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 12)

Whirligig"I watch time dance about the", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 13)

A Galloping Colt"A galloping colt that eats the wind.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 14)

Mandelstam (after Writing His Poem Attacking Stalin)"I have led myself by the hand along the street", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 15)

I'll Not Lead Myself"I've said "No." I'll not lead myself by the hand", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 16)

Bifocals"The tight bundles of black sticks across the page", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 17)

How Many Poems"How many poems I have failed to write.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 18)

On Reading Montale"I seek the lost and only sign, the pledge.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 19)

Dora Creek"A moment of stillness when the tidal river", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 20)

I Am Not Ready Yet"Not yet,", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 21)

Sequence for Mikaela with Child : 1 : Woman on a Stick"Winter morning: air so crisp", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Sequence for Mikaela with Child : 2 : Speech and Silence"Inside the house there is silence.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 23-24)

Sequence for Mikaela with Child : 3 : Full Term"A clock, a sun, a shadow round the house,", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 24)

For Olive For Olive"You lived longer than he", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 25-26)

Note: With title: Requiem

A Bunch of Daffodils"A grey morning, but the indoor warmth", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 27)

[Untitled] (for Audrey Longbottom)"Now the music that is myself", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 28)

Windfalls"Dusk in the orchard: thoughts like windfall apples.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 30)

Fable"And then I arrived at the powerful green hill.", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 31)

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Between Hope and Memory Diane Fahey , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , December vol. 5 no. 4 1993; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry

[Review] Abundance Silvana Gardner , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , March vol. 5 no. 1 1993; (p. 90-91)
— Review of The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; Abundance Nicolette Stasko , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry

And the Taste Sends Us Wild... Eluned Lloyd , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Guide , April 1993; (p. 3-4)
— Review of The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry

A Wealth of Poetic Devices Do Not, Alas, a Poem Make Jeff Doyle , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 September 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of Sirocco Days Lee Knowles , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity Robyn Rowland , 1990 selected work poetry

Six Poets and Some Short Stories John Leonard , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; Boundary Conditions : The Poetry of Gwen Harwood Jennifer Strauss , 1992 single work criticism ; The Edge of It Colleen Burke , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Leaf, the Lion, the Lariat : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1992 selected work poetry ; Australian Short Stories 1982 periodical (67 issues)

Memories from the Tree of Life Martin Duwell , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 January 1993; (p. rev 4)
— Review of Unintended Consequences : Poems Lily Brett , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; Lost Things and Other Poems Warrick Wynne , 1992 selected work poetry

[Review] Four Zoas of Australia [et al] Mark Roberts , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Scarp , May no. 22 1993; (p. 64-66)
— Review of Four Zoas of Australia Norman Talbot , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry

Return of the Long Title John Davies , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 53 no. 1 1993; (p. 202-210)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Holding the Golden Apple : Love Poems Margaret Diesendorf , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; The View from the Non-Members' Bar P. R. Hay , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry