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This selection of Rowland's work spans the period living on the south coast of New South Wales, the three years she spent in New Zealand (1978-1980), and her subsequent return to Australia. (Source: back cover)

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Epigraph: No one sleeps in this room without / the dream of a common language. / Adrienne Rich
Comprised of five numbered sections: Section 1 (pp. 2-14), Section 2 (pp. 16-27), Section 3 (pp. 30-42), Section 4 (pp. [44]-61), Section 5 (pp. 64-89).

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Longman Cheshire , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Those Other Times"There is a lack of austerity now", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 2)

Returning Home"When he'd finished with the war", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 3)

Aftermath"The photo is in Life.", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 4)

This Generation"Where will you go now?", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 5)

In the Washroom"I wait,", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 6)

Guilt"The family stood", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 7)

Portrait"She looks at me now", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 8)

Construction"Medium height;", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 9-10)

Sorting Out"They all came.", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 11)

The Inheritors"On my twelfth birthday", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

End of the Line?"My body questions me", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 14)

Edges"Women know it.", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 16)

The Final Voyage"Tall trees", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 17)

Glenn Myrtle"Once it cut-a-dash", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 18-19)

Beside the Net"This net", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 20-21)

The Visitor"In the middle of", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 22)

Progress"She doesn't use the rotary line.", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 23)

Afterdeath"We watch the wooden box,", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 24)

Celebration"Bodies thrust and weave", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 25)

One Time"Where is she now,", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 26)

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Untitled Graham Burns , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 43 no. 3 1984; (p. 460-462)
— Review of A Flag for the Wind Philip Martin , 1982 selected work poetry ; Filigree in Blood Robyn Rowland , 1982 selected work poetry ; Love Laughing among the Trees Josie Stainsby , 1982 selected work poetry

Poetry: The Quick Change Art of Emotion Stuart Sayers , 1983 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Age , 30 April 1983; (p. 12)

Poems of Place Kerryn Goldsworthy , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 July 1983; (p. 12)
— Review of Witch Heart Judith Rodriguez , 1982 selected work poetry ; Love Laughing among the Trees Josie Stainsby , 1982 selected work poetry ; Filigree in Blood Robyn Rowland , 1982 selected work poetry ; A Flag for the Wind Philip Martin , 1982 selected work poetry

Poetry in Dark Times Veronica Brady , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 28 no. 1 1983; (p. 90-93)
— Review of The Cold Front David Brooks , 1983 selected work poetry ; On the Tip of My Tongue : Poems Andrew Burke , 1983 selected work poetry ; Love Laughing among the Trees Josie Stainsby , 1982 selected work poetry ; The Caught Sky Andrew Sant , 1982 selected work poetry ; A Flag for the Wind Philip Martin , 1982 selected work poetry ; Filigree in Blood Robyn Rowland , 1982 selected work poetry

The Pursuit of Risk Annette Stewart , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Spring no. 16 1983; (p. 45-47)
— Review of When Sunday Comes Silvana Gardner , 1982 selected work poetry ; Filigree in Blood Robyn Rowland , 1982 selected work poetry ; Heaven of Rags : 40 Poems 1978-1981 Gary Catalano , 1982 selected work poetry ; Witch Heart Judith Rodriguez , 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems John Tranter , 1982 selected work poetry