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* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Immigrant"Tired of the simple sunshine, he", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 1)

Flowerpiece"The red flower was frozen in the night", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 2)

A Note to Greece"Why, Greece, he said:", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 3)

Lifesaver"He was brought up out of the sea,", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 4)

News of a Baby"Welcome, baby, to the world of swords", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 5)

The Letter"I take my pen in hand", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 6-7)

Carnival in the Park"Two thicknesses of dark trees and air", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 8)

Here Lies"The lies they set on tombstones live and lie", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 9)

After Lunik Two"It was like falling out of love, a wisp of grief", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 10)

All Change"I would change places with the man of Cyprus,", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 11)

Visitors"These are the sad people, poised in long flight", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 12)

The Optimist"Waking never with foreboding, always the optimist", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 13)

Visiting Hobart"It was a place to mourn.", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 14)

Alone"Locked in this soft cell of flesh I am alone.", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 15)

Together"The autumn night moves on your listening face.", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 15)

At Shellharbour"The trotting hooves that roused the swallows roused Mrs Beam", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 16)

Mr and Mrs Beam"The trotting hooves that roused the swallows roused", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 16)

Security (for Elaine Haxton)"Luckily, they do not make new flowers,", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 17)

Tom"Tom Tom whoever's son", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 18)

The Short Life of the Little Cat"I found your last left-over lizard by my bed", Elizabeth Riddell , single work poetry (p. 19)

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Wide-Ranging Themes in Our Recent Poetry Peter Pierce , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 June 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry ; The Flight of the Emu : Contemporary Light Verse 1990 anthology poetry ; Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems Edwin Wilson , 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 123-124 1990 periodical issue

New Verse 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 69 no. 1001 1990; (p. 38)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry

Something English and Out of a Book John Forbes , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 April 1990; (p. 12)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Skywriting Poems 1985-1988 Jamie Grant , 1989 selected work poetry ; Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry

Common Themes in Nature Carolyn Gerrish , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Writer's News , February vol. 4 no. 8 1990; (p. 13,27)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Skywriting Poems 1985-1988 Jamie Grant , 1989 selected work poetry ; Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry

Inside Knowledge Vicki Raymond , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 91-93)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; The Tin Wash Dish : Poems from Today's Australians 1989 anthology poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; Sixty J. R. Rowland , 1989 selected work poetry

The Pattern of Experience Carol Treloar , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 March 1990; (p. 17)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems Lily Brett , 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1990 selected work poetry ; A Human Pattern : Selected Poems Judith Wright , 1990 selected work poetry

Outstanding Anthologies of Poetry Robert Stewart , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 26 May 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard Elizabeth Riddell , 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Robert Gray , 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light Jan Owen , 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , 1990 selected work poetry