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  • Author:agent Roger McDonald http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/mcdonald-roger
Issue Details: First known date: 1975... 1975 Airship
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Componentsi"Here are", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 1)
Airshipi"Recovered from pale blueprints", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 2)
Two Summers in Moraviai"That soldier with a machinegun bolted", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Consequencei"I'll hang", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 4-7)
Grasshopperi"A grasshopper clings crazily", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 8)
Sickle Beachi"Sickle beach,", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 9)
Probably Jacki"The chainsaw lurches, dragging delinquent teeth", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 10)
Bachelor Farmeri"At half-past five - the earth cooling,", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 11)
Woman and Boyi"The woman leans on a curved trunk,", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Return (for Ross Cope)i"At the farthest leap", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 14)
1915i"Up they go, yawning,", Roger McDonald , single work poetry war literature (p. 15-16)
Night, Day, Metal, Wateri"The soldier is at a racecourse, looking along a row of stables.", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
A Ball of Stonei"The world is a ball of stone,", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 20)
Nightmarei"A dog moves round and around", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 21)
Destinationsi"When crickets tap like sticks", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 22)
Mangalorei"Windows are nailed tight. Blue sky", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 23)
Quarryi"Wind butts along stone", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 24)
Zeehan's Waste Acresi"I slope with the wind, desiring this mined-out land", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 25)
Flightsi"At Eagle Farm I stand at the passenger gate", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
The Accusersi"Heavy-footed, wrapped in slimy furs,", Roger McDonald , single work poetry (p. 28)
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