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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Portrait in Skin
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Feet Firsti"By some sleight-of-time the days return", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 13)
Wingsi"Aerodynamically speaking", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
You Can Have Faith in Thisi"Open-mouthed as pockets, crumpled as handkerchiefs,", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Forty-Five Years on a Bicyclei"The bicycle-keel counterweights him as he takes the corner", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
When Gliders Collidei"When the air could no longer hold those gliders high as smoke", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 20)
If I Could Tell Youi"Waking from uneasy dreams I ask aloud, what time is it,", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 21)
Recovered Lifei"I come down to the foot of the stairs", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Dressing Gown "Hooked up on the back of a door," Dressing Gownsi"Soft and hooked on the back of a door", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 24)
Note: With title: Dressing Gown
Calculationi"A nineteen-year old dog is asleep on", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 25)
What to Do When You're Told It's Not Canceri"Because I was over fifty now and a responsible citizen", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 26-28)
Turning Fiftyi"Yes, the sea here still shakes sunlight off its back", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 29)
50 : A Work in Progressi"At fifty and more a floater than a swimmer, more a stroller than a runner", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 30)
Blowfly Nighti"this is the kind of night blowflies possess", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 31)
Untitledi"to match their summer window", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 32)
Untitledi"empty tins of blue paint", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 32)
Untitledi"Backyard loquat tree", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 32)
Untitledi"Biting", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 32)
Untitledi"Shaking hands", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 33)
Untitledi"out of kindness now", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 33)
Untitledi"The cat shares its food", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 33)
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