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* Contents derived from the Unley, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Friendly Street Poets , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Double Take, Fleur Adcock , single work poetry (p. 8)

Witnesses, Fleur Adcock , single work poetry (p. 9)

Wireless : A First Hearing"I'm on the radio with the Young Turks.", Connie Barber , single work poetry (p. 10)

insecuity (or i'm glad i'm not a sydney poet), Jenny Boult , single work poetry (p. 11)

The Car"i bought the car", Jenny Boult , single work poetry (p. 11)

Insecurity (or I'm Glad I'm Not a Sydney Poet)"ken bolton asks me to read", Jenny Boult , single work poetry (p. 11-13)

The Old Galah"The galah is very old. He may have screeched from the poop of the Ark,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 14)

Contrasts"I can steer round my enemy, like a rock projecting from the sea.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 15)

Optimistic Dialogue"She: I hate a lustful man. With a heart as light as the heart", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 15)

Warning"Death will negotiate no ransoms.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 15)

The Exile"Once more I have heard resound the harsh voice of the crane,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 15)

Invitation Declined"I will not go to the tyrant's funeral or write my name in his book of remembrance.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 15)

An Unknown Poet Watches a Well-Known Poet, and Marvels at His Voluptuously Confident Mouth."I could", Heather Brook , single work poetry (p. 16-17)

Sold"she stands among us", Jo Chesher , single work poetry (p. 18)

Done, All Done"Come, every girl, be told by mother", Robert Clark , single work poetry (p. 19)

Poem"When I was just a boy the days were grey", Robert Clark , single work poetry (p. 19-20)

Pools of Sound"There'll be no talk with him again", Robert Clark , single work poetry (p. 20)

January Julep or The Last Cry of a Dying Ice-Cube"I have so short a time to live", Valerie Coombe , single work poetry (p. 21)

High Country Hiking Song (for Ros)"in the stone fed mountains of the high country", Louise Crisp , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Carpentaria"in the north", Louise Crisp , single work poetry (p. 24-25)

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Publisher: Friendly Street Poets

Unley, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Friendly Street Poets , 1987 .

Extent: 120p.
ISBN: 07255497 (ISSN)

Series: y Friendly Street Poetry Reader Friendly Street Poets 1977- Z1201437 1977- series - publisher Abstract
'The annual anthology publishes a selection of poems by FSP members. All original poems read by members of Friendly Street Poets at an official FSP meeting, whether in the city or at a regional centre, are eligible to be selected for publication in the anthology.' (Trove)
Number in series: 11

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'Crazy at the Exeter Wednesday and Quiet in the Writers' Centre Thursday' "i could say something like:", Brooke Watson , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Otis Rush , October no. 1 1987; (p. 41-45)

Friendly Reminder Murray Bramwell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 41 1987; (p. 20)
— Review of Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Eleven 1987 anthology poetry

Adelaide's Own Poetic Voice Rosemary O'Grady , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 July 1987; (p. 3)
— Review of Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Eleven 1987 anthology poetry