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y The Clean Dark selected work poetry

Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert

Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 The Clean Dark

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Paper Bark Press , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Green Prawn Map"Morning before sunrise, sheets of dark air", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 17-18) Section: Re-writing the Hawkesbury

Note: No dedication.

The Channels"At Mooney there had been killing", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 19-20) Section: Re-writing the Hawkesbury

Note: No dedication.

Songs for Juno"My lies are for you, take them utterly, along", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 21-22) Section: Re-writing the Hawkesbury

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Prelude"The Lotus Bird's signature is slenderness,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 23) Section: Part One: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : The Trophy"At the mouth of the estuary, a harbour-side", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 24) Section: Part One: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Note: Part of a sequence of six numbered and titled poems: 1 The Jesus Bird; 2 The Trophy; 3 Wild Colonial Boys; 4 The Charts; 5 Full Tide; 6 Fishing With My Stepson.

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Wild Colonial Boys"Musk ducks and the plump Wonga pigeon", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 25) Section: Part One: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Note: Part of a sequence of six numbered and titled poems: 1 The Jesus Bird; 2 The Trophy; 3 Wild Colonial Boys; 4 The Charts; 5 Full Tide; 6 Fishing With My Stepson.

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : A Speaking Page"This stanza marks the territory", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 26) Section: Part One: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Note: Part of a sequence of six numbered and titled poems: 1 The Jesus Bird; 2 The Trophy; 3 Wild Colonial Boys; 4 The Charts; 5 Full Tide; 6 Fishing With My Stepson.

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Full Tide"My whole being's the bay,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 27) Section: Part One: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Note: Part of a sequence of six numbered and titled poems: 1 The Jesus Bird; 2 The Trophy; 3 Wild Colonial Boys; 4 The Charts; 5 Full Tide; 6 Fishing With My Stepson.

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Fishing with My Stepson"We wake by your watch on my wrist,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 28) Section: Part One: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Note: Part of a sequence of six numbered and titled poems: 1 The Jesus Bird; 2 The Trophy; 3 Wild Colonial Boys; 4 The Charts; 5 Full Tide; 6 Fishing With My Stepson.

By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Coda"In swamp land on an outcrop thick -", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 29) Section: Part 1: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Gutting The Salmon"The blade touches the fish heart, over", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 30) Section: Part 1: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Couplets"On days still when the tide's full, river", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 31) Section: Part 1: Re-Writing the Hawkesbury

Note: No dedication

The Speaking Page"When the tide comes up over", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 37-38) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Note: First line: When the tide moves again

Something Survives"Touching earth again animals", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 39) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Silva"It came into being from the splintered limbs", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 40-41) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

The Difference Looking Back"Australia when I was a boy seemed like", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 42-44) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Dreaming Up Mother"Understanding is all, my mother would tell me,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 45) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Remembering Posts"In this country, beyond the sparkle and the junk", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 46) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Note: No dedication. First line: In this country, beyond the sparkle

The Kiss"The lips closed in the air hovered together", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 47) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Angel's Own Kind : 1 : Ram Lives"Spun round on his boot heel, turned to face", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 48) Section: Part 2: The Speaking Page

Note: Angel's Own Kind is a sequence of three numbered and titled poems: 1 Ram Lives; 2 Law of the Land; 3 Last Rites.

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