y separately published work icon The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,: London,
c
England,
c
c
United Kingdom (UK),
c
Western Europe, Europe,:Angus and Robertson , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Handi"I have seen the hand", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Lines of the Handi"It is foolish to look at the lines of my hand", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Streets of Brisbanei"When you arrive there", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Flamei"See the candle's flame,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 4)
Sin (after Cesar Vallejo)i"If it rained tonight", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 5)
To Christ Our Lordi"My only friend,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 6)
My Grandfather's Chairi"Is empty now, showing only the imprint of a body, its shifting", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 7)
That Roomi"That room: I remember its walls, its bare walls,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 8)
Stockyard Creeki"The forest does not need you to believe in it", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Cold Windi"This is the city I have always known.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Juryi"When the city of towers is destroyed", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 10)
Insomniai"The hours stretch off like lampposts.", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Coldi"There is the white of cold, the white of heat,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 11)
Autumn (after Charles Baudelaire)i"The steady thud as wood is chopped and falls;", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 11)
Grey on Greyi"Crossing the night fields I can see", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Spider's Webi"This is the spider's house: no door to enter", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Fogi"Outside, a thick stillness: a wind grown old and white", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 13)
Full Mooni"This evening the trees draw out", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Seai"Despite the sea's lies, the weightless fish,", Kevin Hart , single work poetry (p. 15)
Sleepi"I want to close my eyes", Jack Davis , single work poetry (p. 16)
X