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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Dark Stranger : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:William A. Cummins , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dark Strangeri"She moved through our suburban streets", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 5)
Southerlyi"Bearing wood for a hungry fire", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 6)
Cockatoo Treesi"Summer on the sheeprun", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 7)
Down Charles Streeti"Just a girl in jeans", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 8)
Mother Marthai"Come with me to the dam, mother,", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 9)
Island Songi"I rode my horse through the singing bush", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 10)
Handsi"They are not beautiful, these hands:", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 11)
Return (May 1945)i"`I know his footstep on the stone' she said", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 11)
Celebrationi"Thirty years since I first gave my heart to the land of Zinj:", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 12)
Bikiesi"The boys are late tonight:", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 13)
Interglaciali"We are guests in a house we do not own", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 14)
Widoweri"He does not sit at home and brood", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 15)
Television Newsi"Men have conquered the sky", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 16)
Doomsdayi"Russet and shining in the autumn sun", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 17)
July Windi"Gale warning", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 18)
High-Rise Lullabyi"Somewhere", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 19)
Poplars at `Everest'i"They named the house for India", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 20)
Sea Songi"Build me a house looking over the sea", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 21)
Forgotten Farmi"Circled blades of a windmill in the grass", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 22)
Protest Singeri"She came to our sheltered campus", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 23)
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