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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Dynamo House , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Eleanor"No wry gin has ever said so much but blink and you miss it!", John Harding , single work poetry

Stairway To Dreaming"Condemned to climbing 14 flights through a passage way of gloom", John Harding , single work poetry

Tinny"I hate the school. I hate the classes the teacher treats us both like asses", John Harding , single work poetry

Name Of The Game"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 Nation"Exploration, floatation, interactioin, desecration, mutilation, segregation, cattle station", John Harding , single work poetry

Best Quandong"Getting worried, too many settling for the bitter fruit easy to clasp", John Harding , single work poetry

Uni Days"Graduates and lecturers made it sound like Luna Park", John Harding , single work poetry

Daughters of the Waters"A warm bridge of serenity from who I was to who I am.", John Harding , single work poetry

David"Who is that man from Arnhem Land with magic in his feet and hands", John Harding , single work poetry

Past Your Eyes"Always your reality is a textbook full of tact and your Australian History", John Harding , single work poetry

Honesty At Risk"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.

Motherless"No brown arms to nurture this child of the new age,", John Harding , single work poetry

Important Things To Avoid"I never write about love, yet every song you hear, it's always in there.", John Harding , single work poetry

How Cold Was The Wind"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 Walk"A sea of black faces wind their way down Collins Street", John Harding , single work poetry

Reclaim The Night"The bus rattles so hard his big toe pops in and out of his Reeboks,", John Harding , single work poetry

Advance Australia's Fare"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)"Now the dust has settled, it felt like a cross between a carnival and a church.", John Harding , single work poetry

Reconciliation"The most obvious problems barricade in by dubious words", John Harding , single work poetry

Tidy Up The House!"Ripping in, anger bred from disillusionment", John Harding , single work poetry

Note: *Darnley Island, Torres Strait

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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