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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Glass Doors"BEWARE OF GLASS DOORS", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 75)

Borers"To juxtapose borers with swallows and lions", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 76)

Coldness"Faces intersect like angles", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 77)

Playground"Only certain things are credible in such a place.", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 78)

"Keep Clear""The father hooks", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 79-80)

Departure"No one knows how to say goodbye", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 80)

People in Rooms""You're free now. Free!"", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 81)

Commuters Waiting"The carriages are void", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 82)

Friends"Gestures won't help.", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 83)

Poor Ghost"Her mouth is like a V in bone.", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 84)

Phoney"In telling a casual", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 84)

Man in a Dinner-Jacket"No one would want to buy his memories now", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 85)

Reader"All her life her lips held taut,", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 86)

Accident Victim"God knows why the traffic is being diverted!", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 87)

I Didn't Mean That"No?", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 88)

Good-bye"Rest in the cruellest game.", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 89)

Carefully"telling her that what she feared", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 90)

Mirror Frame Game"You can't walk out of town.", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 91)

My Father's Sea"Not a black bread, my father's", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 92)

Can You Hear?"Your voice a pause within the brain", Peter Murphy , single work poetry (p. 93)

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Understatement, Overstatement and Full Statement Graham Rowlands , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , August no. 75 1979; (p. 59-62)
— Review of Eve Rejects Apple : Poems Barbara Giles , 1978 selected work poetry ; Glass Doors and Other Poems Peter Murphy , 1977 selected work poetry ; Knife and Water John-Peter Horsam , 1979 selected work poetry