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Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 February in Sydney : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Unionville, Indiana,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Matchbooks , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Pleai"Round about midnight", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 3-5)
Under the Harbour Bridgei"America rhymes with Australia", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Man Who Carries the Desert Around Inside Himself : For Wallyi"Desert dreamer, telepathic", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Rocks Pushi"A drizzle hangs in the air", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry
The Rocks Push was a notorious gang which dominated the Sydney Rocks area from the 1870s to the end of the 1890s. (Source:http://www.answers.com/topic/rocks-push Sighted: 24/05/05)
 (p. 10-11)
When Loneliness is a Mani"Laughing, with a TV's blue-static figures", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
A Delicate Conspiracyi"Our eyes meet: kookaburra", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
A Quality of Lighti"Two women in their twenties", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Gerry's Jazzi"At fourteen you crawl through a hole", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Boxing Dayi"This is where Jack Johnson", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Cops Call Him Charliei"An olive grove's visceral green", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritagei"Time-polished skulls of Yagan & Pemulwy", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Frank's Poemi"I fashioned a curved tool", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Blue Light Lounge Sutra for the Performance Poets at Harold Park Hoteli"the need gotta be", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
February in Sydneyi"Dexter Gordon's tenor sax", Yusef Komunyakaa , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
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