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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Poems for Gardeners and Others
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Warwick, Warwick area, Darling Downs, Queensland,:Greville Press , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Back-Yard Birdsi"City-suited magpies, dressed", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 11)
Makingi"Against our last", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 12)
Poemi"Words tumble out of doors", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 13)
A Poem for Gardenersi"Your hands re-thought the chaos, made the plan", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 14)
Rhyme for Gardenersi"I'm a devoted nature-lover;", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 15)
Another Rhyme for Gardenersi"By my backyard fence a plum", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 16)
Rhyme for Gardenersi"Beneath the fig and apple tree", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 17)
Seasonsi"Not by date", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 18)
To Prunus Pissardii (with Apologies to A.E. Housman)i"The hours of spring are all too few", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 19)
Winteri"Too late now to re-cycle autumn's litter.", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Sabbathi"Here in the country they keep the old ways,", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 21)
Sonnet: On Ancestorsi"We used to bash them with our ping-pong ball,", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 22)
Miraclei"The Board Room charts its future:", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 23)
Poemi"The fledgling poem finds its form and wings,", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 24)
A Poem at Easteri"Upon my garage wall", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 25)
Quatraini"He sleeps content: his arms enclose", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 26)
Point of Viewi"God shaped a circle", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 27)
Changei"The Sleeping Beauty lay awake and thought:", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 28)
Junki"Last soiled survivor of an odd-lot sale,", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 29)
Tabooi"Bluebeard's door was shut,", Hope Hewitt , single work poetry (p. 30)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Warwick, Warwick area, Darling Downs, Queensland,: Greville Press , 1986 .
      Extent: 63p.
      Limited edition info: Limited ed. of 1000 copies of which 200 were hardback and signed by the author.
      Note/s:
      • "Most of the poems first appeared in the Canberra Times" (from title page).
      ISBN: 0906887240

Works about this Work

Diverse Offerings from Three Canberra Poets Peter Pierce , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 January 1990; (p. B4)

— Review of Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry ; Poems for Gardeners and Others Hope Hewitt , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Snow in Us David P. Reiter , 1989 selected work poetry
Diverse Offerings from Three Canberra Poets Peter Pierce , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 January 1990; (p. B4)

— Review of Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry ; Poems for Gardeners and Others Hope Hewitt , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Snow in Us David P. Reiter , 1989 selected work poetry
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