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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The Poetry of Canberra
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Cook, Belconnen area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Polonius Publications , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
[Untitled] (from Nganbra A Canberra Canticle)i"Sing, earth, in your maturity:", Anthony Hill , single work poetry extract (p. 2-3)
The Early History of Canberrai"Time pushed these mountains up", Peter Lugg , single work poetry (p. 4)
[Untitled] (from The Name)i"...The name was here", Michael Thwaites , extract poetry (p. 5)
[Untitled] (from Parliament)i"Opening of Parliament, Nineteen Twenty-seven.", Michael Thwaites , extract poetry (p. 5)
Bush Capitali"Strange to admit I grew", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 6)
Brindabellai"Brindabella ...", Aaron Ark , single work poetry (p. 7)
Glimpsesi"'Gainst Brindabella blue,", Alison R. Hastie , single work poetry (p. 7)
Gravel (Snapshots of Queanbeyan)i"O four-wheel drive town", Alan Gould , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Listening to Lyre Birdsi"Stands of trees gray as cathedrals. Still we climbed", Kenneth Gardiner , single work poetry (p. 10)
Flowering Peach Trees - City Hilli"They colour-patched the shoulder of the hill.", Frank McMahon , single work poetry (p. 11)
Irisesi"Those flowers", Nicolette Stasko , single work poetry (p. 12)
Untitledi"I wander next to the lake", Lizz Murphy , single work poetry (p. 12)
Tracksuit (Track Suit)i"Each morning now", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 13)
Another Year Closeri"Down the yard, clod-like, I watch tiny", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 14)
Visitorsi"Magpies that always hang about", Dorothy Shaw , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Birdsi"The birds today", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 16)
Canberra Springi"Pines, formal in dark suits, police", Anne Edgeworth , single work poetry (p. 17)
October Snowi"Once in every fifteen years it backs in from the Brindabellas.", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Canberra in Octoberi"On this winter-smeared October day", Michael Clarke , single work poetry (p. 19)
Lake in Springi"The shallow reaches of the lake", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 20)
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