y separately published work icon Day of the Pardalote selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Day of the Pardalote
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Contents

* 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.
Watching the Newsi"hand shakes shaking hand", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Sergeanti"has been seriously wounded", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 3)
On the Morningi"of the day the news broke from the little bedside radio", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 3)
Mantra for the 21st Centuryi"weapons of mass destruction", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 4)
Landshipsi"And then the Brits beat their ploughshares into weapons", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
Herstorical Notei"One of history's unfortunates living", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 8)
Song for the Suffragettesi"Oh! those Victorian ladies", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 9)
Fireside Storyi"Our mother told us", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 10)
For Whom the Cap Fitsi"In the depths of the oily black lake of your heart", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 11)
Belzeci"beyond anger beyond grief beyond tears", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 12-18)
Liquid Paperi"I white-out the names of the dead from my address book", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 19)
Bush Womani"She built her home of", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 20)
Monaro Highway Dreamingi"gray gray-green white beige brown", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 21)
Wingsi"July - and it's always been winter.", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Desert Stormi"In the welcome coold and stillness of a wide verandah", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 24)
Blue on Bluei"You come over very low", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 25)
Note: With first line: You come over very low rotor blades finely slicing the morning air
Post Liberationi"Maggots, riddling the corpse", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 26)
Birthday Giftsi"lined up on top of a bookcase", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 27)
Day of the Pardalotei"On a day of rain", Venie Holmgren , single work poetry (p. 28)
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