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My Mother and the Trees"She shook the doormat free of dogs,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 123)

Non-Violent Protest"This morning I won't open my eyes.", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 124)

Child and the Tilly-Wurties"Favourite uncle, laugh rocking", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 125)

Neighbour"I know him only as a man of Sunday afternoon, and a backyard fire burning.", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 126)

First Washing Day"I had not seen a tree like this before,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 127)

Esplanade Spring"First sighting of the season.", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 128)

For Marion McCall"Snapping fox fire set alight in the grate,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 129)

Transfer to Country"Sit up late one night and study maps,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 130)

Memory"She comes at once when I call her,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 131)

Genealogy"Mother dreamed of grander days,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 132)

Woman in a Landscape"Loved the way the autumn came,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 134)

Spring Flight"They flutter the streets for her,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 135)

Night Vision, Yarrawonga"At sunset we came to the river", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 136)

Fox -- Willalooka"The earth has eaten too much sun,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 137)

Divination"Bottle-brush is best, it likes sweet water;", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 138)

Late Summer Storm"Angry - feathered trees,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 139)

Nightfall - Near Balmain"Frail-moon sky, wincing in the cold,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 140)

Autumn (for My Son)"Sunlight there is crisped to stone,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 141)

Walkerville Summer"The branches plait shadows on the grass,", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 142)

"There in the square under loose-leaved trees" Christmas Night : Belmore Square"So we went with carols to Belmore square:", Christine Churches , single work poetry (p. 143)

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Recent Poetry Dennis Haskell , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 40 no. 2 1980; (p. 226-240)
— Review of Grass Script Robert Gray , 1979 selected work poetry ; Where I Come From Robert Adamson , 1979 selected work poetry ; My Mother and the Trees Christine Churches , 1977 selected work poetry ; Hard is the Convict Road Max Williams , 1977 selected work poetry ; Menzies at Evening John Griffin , 1977 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Bruce Beaver , 1979 selected work poetry ; As It Was... Bruce Beaver , 1979 selected work autobiography ; Poets of the Month : Series 3 1977 series - publisher single work

The Nastiness of Something Out There Philip Neilsen , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Makar , June vol. 14 no. 2 1980; (p. 51-53)
— Review of New Devil, New Parish Alan Wearne , 1976 selected work poetry ; My Mother and the Trees Christine Churches , 1977 selected work poetry