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Autobiography conveyed through 14 poems.

* Contents derived from the Inglewood, Stirling area, Northern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Victor Publishing , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

My Days Were Fauve"In wartime I was born in Hertfordshire", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 1-15)

Sly Bread"When young I had not thought that bread was sly", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 16-34)

An Alien Rub"A shot between the hansome eyes, the gun", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 35-48)

Joe Blister"Why I returned to Perth I could not tell", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 49-61)

Banksia Candles"Home to my dog, to loyal bookshelves, home", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 62-71)

Chaff and Bran"'Chaff and bran! Chaff and bran!' So cruel verse scorned", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 72-97)

East Cannington"The war clung to my hurt mind like a creeper,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 98-109)

Lake Monger"We left our rambling house of weatherboard", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 110-119)

Mediterranean Man"Between the two lands, each which I call home,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 120-139)

High Barnet Revisited"Out from North London, with the morning fair,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 140-145)

Homage to William Byrd"I walked the Essex country road, no one", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 146-152)

Blackwood Ironman"The Blackwood River threads a countryside", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 153-163)

Wuribinila"Whipping your eyes, wringing the car's gear changes,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 164-175)

Joseph Street"The Room, or Study of my Own, it's here,", Alec Choate , single work poetry autobiography (p. 176-180)

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Verse of Many Colours Rod Moran , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 May 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of My Days Were Fauve : An Autobiography in Verse Alec Choate , 2002 selected work poetry autobiography