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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Shifting Shore
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Notes

  • Contains a translation of Paul Valéry's 'Cimetière Marin' or 'Graveyard by the Sea'.
  • Author's note: Some of these poems have previously appeared in Antipodes and Poetry Downtown (USA), Ariel and Descant (Canada), and in the Australian publications Mattoid, Meanjin, Southern Review, the Age, Tuesday Night Live and Voices.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria,:
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Wherever the Body Isi"As rain falls hard on the military funeral -", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Losing "Though dice keep crumpling beside your feet as you move" The Losingi"Though dice keep crumpling beside our feet as we move", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Coati"After years in a storage suitcase", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 4)
Zeroi"They walk together this icy path,", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 5)
Warram Percyi"Green banks deepen. Doubtful, your path tilts down", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 6)
Shadows on the Wharfi"Your eyes are lowered as if looking for something", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Long Waiti"This was a place for waiting, taking your time.", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Old Blocki"Only old cowpats go so grey. But they stay flat; this seems tall,", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 9)
"Friday, on the beach - and the single footprint" Beachedi"Friday, on the beach - and there's a footprint!", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 10)
Foxhilli"Share the rest out between husbands", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 11)
Walhallai"You're standing on a tilted slab of stone", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 12)
Journeys to Burialsi"Around the curves this old train's wheels whisper", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
"A double exposure sticks two pictures together." Defunte Nue en le Miroiri"Two pictures are sticking together,", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 15)
Arrestedi"Keeping it dark, she, she and she", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 16)
This is Jacki"This is the heart that Jack broke.", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 17)
Stationsi"A sick nurse in a stark ward", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 18)
A Torrent of Terriersi"Did they begin to fall from the air", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 19)
Mr Accountanti"You have one eye", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Corpsei"Doesn't happen often that when you're out walking", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Scapei"Stripped of sox, shirt, and nearly of history,", Ian Reid , single work poetry (p. 22-24)
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