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* Contents derived from the Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:New Endeavour Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

A Pisces Paired"I am the leathery kelp", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 9)

Surfing Out of Season"White winter bleached the morning", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 10)

Force Field"Oilskinned man", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 11)

Estuary"Quietly flows the fattened Barwon,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

If Only..."I would point you", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 14)

Summer of the Dismissed Train"The train shuddered blue", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 15)

Home Tectonics"Soft membrane and fontanelle", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 16)

Forties-Forties Vision"Suddenly the apogee", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 17)

That Day of the Week"Shipwrecked on this Sunday bed", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 18)

Lanced (for Angela)"He has written of love", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 19)

Banking, Inflation, Moonlight"A gilding moon", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 20)

Writers Festival"I found a hair of yours", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 21-23)

Home on the Edge"The night plays like a stoned saxophonist", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 24)

The Blood's Wild Tree (for Judith Wright)"The land that built your heart", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 27)

Tool"How long since you held", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 28)

Keeper of the Park (for John Druce)"A man lies on the sea's green lap.", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 29)

Swimmer Meets Stingray"The rolled elephant", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 30)

Jewels"Profligate she stands,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 31)

Golden Days"When the groundwork was laid by God", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 32-33)

It's Just Not Cricket"One can wonder about the willow", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 34)

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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

Recent Poetry Kevin Brophy , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 13 1993; (p. 159-165)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; Smiling Treason Rod Usher , 1992 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God Mal Morgan , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Life of a Pet Dog Grant Caldwell , 1992 selected work poetry

Forecasts Thomas Shapcott , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , October vol. 72 no. 1031 1992; (p. 31)
— Review of Smiling Treason Rod Usher , 1992 selected work poetry