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Notes

Introduction by Thomas Shapcott. Translator's note [inside back cover] by Eva Sallis.
Chapbook.

* Contents derived from the Warners Bay, Warners Bay - Jewells area, Lake Macquarie area, Central Coast, New South Wales,:Picaro Press , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Don't Light the Candles"Don't light the candles, Shahrazad", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), single work poetry (p. 7)

From the Ashes of Memory"The elders remember", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), single work poetry (p. 8-9)

Two Banks with No Bridge"At the last dawn call to prayer of the month of Sha'ban", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), single work poetry (p. 10-11)

Your Voice Is My Flute"Your voice is my flute", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), single work poetry (p. 12-13)

My Love Broke Me"My love broke me", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), single work poetry (p. 14-15)

Variations On My Clay Heartstrings"Here I am, spreading fresh water, plaintive songs,", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), single work poetry (p. 16-17)