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* Contents derived from the Elwood,Caulfield - St Kilda area,Melbourne - Inner South,Melbourne,Victoria,:John Leonard Press,2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
First Lovei"It happened in Physics,",Jan Owen,
single work poetry
(p. 1)
The Beei"It was my first Gallery:",Jan Owen,
single work poetry
(p. 2)
Note: Title, 'The Bee'
The Cranes
"The cranes of Korin are pacing out"
Possessioni"The cranes of Korin are pacing out",Jan Owen,
single work poetry
(p. 3)
The poem's imagery draws a deliberate parallel between a mother accepting the task of caring for a physically disabled child, and images of the Virgin and Child and the Annunciation, implying a similar un-humanness in the Child, and a similar more-than-humanness in the child.
(p. 18-19)
Mirror Imagei"'Twenty-nine years ago; and only yesterday,'",Jan Owen,
single work poetry
Two officers on opposite sides in the Hungarian Revolution encounter during a building search, and by tacit agreement back off without firing, and tell their troops no-one is there. The poem ends with an image of life's fragility.
