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This volume of multicultural literature contains some 82 short, titled poems arranged under 5 themes: Transition, Seasons, Going Places, The Woman Factor and Closed Landscape. Some of these poems have appeared previously in print in magazines, books and anthologies or have been read at festivals and conferences.

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Dedication: To Herbert and my daughter Clarissa
Epigraph: Notes From My Land

Felsen waren da

und wesenlose Walder. Brucken uber Leeres

und jener grobe graue blinde Teich,

der uber seinem fernen Grunde hing

wie Regenhimmel uber einer Landscaft.

Und zwischen Wiesen, sanft und voller Langmut

erschien des einem Weges blasser Streifen,

wie eine lange Bleiche hingelgt.

Rainer Maria Rilke
Epigraph: 'Wenn du willst, dab der andere dich versteht, mubt du in seiner Sprache mit ihm reden.' Kurt Tucholsky.

* Contents derived from the Upper Ferntree Gully, Ferntree Gully area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Papyrus Publishing , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Moon"The moon doesn't move at all this night", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 7)

Land in Sight"Braques, Danzig, wood", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 8)

I am Alive (to Sylvia Plath)"What a gift -", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 9)

Transition"The hour of your departure that spring day, I saw clouds", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

Me Love - Between"I love you", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 11)

Grandfather"You caressed my cold hand when you took away my watch", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

Migratory Birds"Some years ago,", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 13)

In My Father's House"Writing my smile between", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 14)

New Melodies"Where you will go, I too will go", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 15)

Starlings' Civilization"Where I live,=Wo ich wohne", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 15)

Untitled"In my land trees weep", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 16)

Walking Through the Distance (to Mamad Aidani)"We walked through the distance,", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 17)

The Pale Full Moon"I see the pale full moon wandering along", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 18)

A Positive View"The dog is fed,", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 19)

Seagulls"Seagulls dance coral patterns into the sand. They dance to low tide", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 20)

Surfer's Rhetoric"Those mundane brick veneer houses are dotted", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 21)

A Sequence of Words"A sequence of words", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 22)

Poem About a Tree"Today, I'm going to write", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Song Lines"Take a pen and write them down, song lines of words pearling up", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 24)

Leaves"Leaves of deciduous trees", Clarissa Stein , single work poetry (p. 25)

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Travelling Into the Landscapes of the Everyday Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , November vol. 7 no. 3-4 1995; (p. 43)
— Review of Notes From My Land : Poems Clarissa Stein , 1993 selected work poetry

Poetry of Discovery Marlene Bronstein , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News , 10 March vol. 61 no. 26 1995; (p. 33)
— Review of Below the Surface : Reflections on Life and Living Anne Parry , Marjorie Pizer , 1982 selected work essay poetry ; Notes From My Land : Poems Clarissa Stein , 1993 selected work poetry ; Midrashim David Curzon , 1991 selected work poetry