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Notes

Dedication: For Martin.

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In Lithuania "Ruta's favourite word is 'maybe'.", Jean Kent , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 8 (New Series) 2004; (p. 160-161)

Last Days on Our Usual Littoral "Sunset into the shipwrecked house tracks spiders' glittering seams.", Jean Kent , single work poetry

On the Plane to Paris "On the plane to Paris, is it too late to learn French?", Jean Kent , single work poetry

A Beachcomber Beside the Seine "Because you are innocent of the language,", Jean Kent , single work poetry

At Photo Station, Boulevard St-Michel "Sticking its beak through a camera lens,", Jean Kent , single work poetry

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2003

Appears in:

y Westerly vol. 50 November 2005 Z1224556 2005 periodical issue 2005
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2005
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pg. 146-150
Appears in:

y The Best Australian Poetry 2006 Judith Beveridge (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006 Z1304971 2006 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) Abstract
'In making her selection of the best 40 poems from Australia’s literary journals, Beveridge – one of Australia’s leading poets – has searched for poems that enact ‘a serious showdown between the word and the poet’. Passionate, vigorous and filled with visitations and mysterious narratives, The Best Australian Poetry 2006 is the liveliest gathering of Australian poetry. ' (Publication summary)
St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006
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2006
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pg. 31-37
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.

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Travelling with the Wrong Phrasebook; The Sunset Assumption Geoff Page , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 2 2012; (p. 198-201)
— Review of Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books Jean Kent , 2003 sequence poetry ; The Sunset Assumption John Foulcher , 2012 selected work poetry

Gossamer and Robust Paul Summers , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , August-October no. 5 2012;
— Review of Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books Jean Kent , 2003 sequence poetry