Alternative title: Little Black Book of Poems
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Johnny Harding's Little Black Book of Poems : Address Book
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Dynamo House , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Eleanori"No wry gin has ever said so much but blink and you miss it!", John Harding , single work poetry
Stairway To Dreamingi"Condemned to climbing 14 flights through a passage way of gloom", John Harding , single work poetry
Tinnyi"I hate the school. I hate the classes the teacher treats us both like asses", John Harding , single work poetry
Name Of The Gamei"Face to the ground, don't look around as I move slowly to the counter of confession.", John Harding , single work poetry
Note: *gub or gubba is a non-Aboriginal person
Alien Nationi"Exploration, floatation, interactioin, desecration, mutilation, segregation, cattle station", John Harding , single work poetry
Best Quandongi"Getting worried, too many settling for the bitter fruit easy to clasp", John Harding , single work poetry
Uni Daysi"Graduates and lecturers made it sound like Luna Park", John Harding , single work poetry
Daughters of the Watersi"A warm bridge of serenity from who I was to who I am.", John Harding , single work poetry
Davidi"Who is that man from Arnhem Land with magic in his feet and hands", John Harding , single work poetry
Past Your Eyesi"Always your reality is a textbook full of tact and your Australian History", John Harding , single work poetry
Honesty At Riski"A shake of a hand, and a knife in the back", John Harding , single work poetry
Note: *Pemulwuy of the Eora people. Defiant resistance fighter.
Motherlessi"No brown arms to nurture this child of the new age,", John Harding , single work poetry
Important Things To Avoidi"I never write about love, yet every song you hear, it's always in there.", John Harding , single work poetry
How Cold Was The Windi"I gave up all I had, withholding nothing my children too I gave to you,", John Harding , single work poetry
Note: *nulla-nulla is a wooden club
The Longest Walki"A sea of black faces wind their way down Collins Street", John Harding , single work poetry
Reclaim The Nighti"The bus rattles so hard his big toe pops in and out of his Reeboks,", John Harding , single work poetry
Advance Australia's Farei"Happy birthday, white Australlia, ra ra the flag and hail the Queen", John Harding , single work poetry
This Is The Pitts (My Family Re-Union)i"Now the dust has settled, it felt like a cross between a carnival and a church.", John Harding , single work poetry
Reconciliationi"The most obvious problems barricade in by dubious words", John Harding , single work poetry
Tidy Up The House!i"Ripping in, anger bred from disillusionment", John Harding , single work poetry
Note: *Darnley Island, Torres Strait

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

John's Little Black Book 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 June no. 78 1994; (p. 16)

— Review of Johnny Harding's Little Black Book of Poems : Address Book John Harding , 1995 selected work poetry
'John Harding expresses his feelings openly on the issues that confront him daily in this little black book.'
John's Little Black Book 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 June no. 78 1994; (p. 16)

— Review of Johnny Harding's Little Black Book of Poems : Address Book John Harding , 1995 selected work poetry
'John Harding expresses his feelings openly on the issues that confront him daily in this little black book.'
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