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Dedication: To Katharine and David and to my Mother and to my Father's memory.

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Paper Bark Press , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Foreword: Night Drive"The car moves on, your great nightscape eyes reflect", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 13)

"Look, I'm standing on no-floor""said Margaret Cunningham's four-", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

Fairy-Bread"Jan Harry in the City", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 16-21)

Trick Ending"This poem has a trick ending, as", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 22)

The Nubian Spoon"Writing several", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 23-24)

"Can We Drive Into the Monster, Jenny?""On my verandah,", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 25-26)

The Orient Queen"Opals. The white ones haven't the best", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 27-29)

Moonstone"We walk by the river, missing CNN.", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 30-31)

Girlfight at the Penrith Show""I must look trustworthy," I grin", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 32-33)

The Garnet in Rose Gold"I'm suddenly into metal", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

Pain Poem"After a day writhing", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 36-38)

Sea of Nectar, Seething Bay, Sea of Moisture, Marsh of Decay, Sea of Ingenuity, Lake of Death, Sea of Crises, Bay of Dew, Sea of Tranquility, Serpent Sea, Sea of Fertility, Border Sea"And a place called Storms. I span the moon-globe", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 39-41)

The Case of the Pharaoh's Penis"My amber-eyed cousin walks on the beach", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 42-44)

And He's Got Daisy Mae"Taking Katharine to her friend's tenth", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 45-46)

Diane Beamer Poem"Nye Bevan battled for Labour, although", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 47-48)

Lapis"Buying semi-precious minerals", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 49-50)

For Its Own Sake"Instead of plundering a 'true", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 51-52)

Beast on Ice"CNN re a bus from Zepa", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 53-55)

Dove on Ice"In the Easter Holidays, we take", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 56-58)

The Lord of Shalott"Remembering", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 59-60)

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A Diaristic Quality Andrew Sant , single work review
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Untitled Phyllis Perlstone , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , January vol. 8 no. 1 2001; (p. 39-41)
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Maiden's Mines... Nicholas Birns , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 155)
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Poetry as First and Last Resort David McCooey , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , November vol. 10 no. 9 2000; (p. 36-38)
— Review of The Midday Clock : Selected Poems and Drawings R. A. Simpson , 1999 selected work poetry ; Empty Texas Peter Minter , 1999 selected work poetry ; Invisible Riders Peter Steele , 1999 selected work poetry ; Wicked Heat Kevin Hart , 1999 selected work poetry ; Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Mines Paola Bilbrough , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin : Fine Writing & Provocative Ideas , vol. 59 no. 4 2000; (p. 223-225)
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Untitled Phyllis Perlstone , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , January vol. 8 no. 1 2001; (p. 39-41)
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Tales from an Uncertain Time Pamela Brown , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 January 2000; (p. 10)
— Review of Invisible Riders Peter Steele , 1999 selected work poetry ; Wicked Heat Kevin Hart , 1999 selected work poetry ; Untold Tales David Malouf , 1999 selected work short story ; Empty Texas Peter Minter , 1999 selected work poetry ; Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Poetic Devices Gig Ryan , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 April 2000; (p. 7)
— Review of Empty Texas Peter Minter , 1999 selected work poetry ; Conscious and Verbal Les Murray , 1999 selected work poetry ; Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

A Diaristic Quality Andrew Sant , single work review
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry

Untitled Ivor Indyk , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Heat , no. 14 2000; (p. 239-247)
— Review of Mines Jennifer Maiden , 1999 selected work poetry ; The Scarring Geoff Page , 1999 single work novel