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The Stars Like Sand: Australian Speculative Poetry

Tim Jones & P. S. Cottier

First published 2014
Publisher Interactive Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Pages viii+180
ISBN 9781922120786

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Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Introduction (The Stars Like Sand: Australian Speculative Poetry) P. S. Cottier & Tim Jones Essay
11 Tea and Stars John Jenkins Poem
12 The command module of the first manned mission to Mars explodes 2 weks and 3 days after leaving Earth's orbit Melinda Smith Poem
13 Job for a Hyperdrive Mechanic Joe Dolce Poem
14 The Three Moons of Tenoa David Adès Poem
15 Outer Moons S. K. Kelen Poem
16 Tightrope Walker Alan Gould Poem
17 Spaceclown Reading John Jenkins Poem
19 The Germ John Tranter Poem
20 Repercussions Marilyn Humbert Poem
21 Flying Toasters S. K. Kelen Poem
25 Starwoman Caroline Cady Poem
26 Probing Europa Melinda Smith Poem
27 Last Planet Out David Reiter Poem
28 Cosmos Caroline Cady Poem
30 Colonies S. K. Kelen Poem
31 Amethyst Crystals Jan Owen Poem
32 "and they all think they're standing still..." Mike Crowl Poem
34 Btween the Lines Rod Usher Poem
35 Night Speak Sara Bruxner Poem
37 Intercept Jan Owen Poem
39 Dead Messengers S. B. Wright Poem
43 Silverfish Diane Fahey Poem
44 Others Benjamin Dodds Poem
45 Haikaiju Sean Williams Poem
46 Chamber of Horrors Carolyn Gerrish Poem
47 The Vegetarian Zombie Emilie Zoey Baker Poem
48 I did what the poet said Lizz Murphy Poem
49 To Artificial Living John Grey Poem
51 Fingernails P. S. Cottier Poem
52 Cthulhu Calls Jude Aquilina Poem
55 Metaphoricity Alan Stewart Poem
56 Poets in Pockets Jan Napier Poem
57 At the Dark Matter Zoo Simon Petrie Poem
58 My Neighbor Janeen Samuel Poem
59 Revolver Samuel Wagan Watson Poem
60 Cattle Sale Philip Salom Poem
61 The Clerical Angel Judith Beveridge Poem
63 Ezekiel Luke Davies Poem
64 Several Ways to Fall Out of the Sky Lisa Jacobson Poem
66 I just do eyes, j-j-just eyes Peter Minter Poem
67 The Radium Chocolates Dorothy Porter Poem
70 me? Kevin Gillam Poem
71 Wheelbarrow Lisa Jacobson Poem
72 Chaconne for a Solipsist Michael Dransfield Poem
75 The Future Les Murray Poem
76 Space Time Samurai John Upton Poem
77 Voyager Peter Minter Poem
78 In the Near Future Michael Byrne Poem
79 The Courtship of the Future J. Brunton Stephens Poem
82 Ave Caesar! Moritori te salutant Mary Hannay Foott Poem
84 The Balcony (after Manet) Victoria McGrath Poem
85 A Museum of the Future Paul Hetherington Poem
86 The Museum of Space Peter Boyle Poem
87 In the Clone Zoo John Grey Poem
88 Philosophers and Other World Leaders Peter Boyle Poem
89 An Accident Waiting to Happen Rob Walker Poem
91 Unhooking Ron Heard Poem
92 Communicasia Miro Sandev Poem
93 Silent City Tim Sinclair Poem
95 Stasis Susan Waddell Poem
96 A Star Appears John Jenkins Poem
98 A whimper after the bang Emily Manger Poem
99 Further Propositions on the End of the Universe Earl Livings Poem
102 The End of the World Victor J. Daley Poem
107 cupid(c)ity Joanne Burns Poem
108 City at Dusk Philip Salom Poem
110 Now Comes the Man Matt Hetherington Poem
111 Waltzing Matilda A. B. Paterson Poem
112 Bagman's Ballad Dorothy Hewett Poem
114 Canning River Sunset Jake Dennis Poem
115 Girilan Les Wicks Poem
116 Folds Jo Mills Poem
118 Tektites Jan Owen Poem
119 Jungle S. K. Kelen Poem
120 Graffiti Trees Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poem
121 Detached and in the Manner of the Veterinarian Philip Salom Poem
125 Rumpelstiltskin Diane Fahey Poem
126 Mother Gothel Catherine Bateson Poem
127 The Mouse Tower Catherine Martin Poem
129 Snailshells and Freezerfrost Zoë Anderson Poem
131 Mermaid Eliza-Jane Henry-Jones Poem
132 Their Cold Eyes Pierced My Skin Jenny Blackford Poem
135 Changeling Raphael Kabo Poem
137 Weaver Diane Fahey Poem
138 Fourth Woman Speaks M. F. McAuliffe Poem
141 Merlin John Le Gay Brereton Poem
142 "He has a fairy wife" Lesbia Harford Poem
143 Trick of Treat Melinda Kallasmae Poem
145 On the Road to Hell Alex Skovron Poem
147 Natural Succession Chris Lynch (Australia) Poem
148 Under the Roof of the World Chris Wallace-Crabbe Poem
149 Romance Moya Pacey Poem
150 Three Pigs Barry O'Donohue Poem
152 The Minglers C. J. Dennis Poem
155 Green Lover John Shaw Neilson Poem
158 Return in Pear Light Craig Powell Poem
160 Mozart Walking By Jill Jones Poem
161 The Letter Eric Beach Poem

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Stars Like Sand: Australian Speculative Poetry Cover 2014 Interactive Press eBook Anthology
The Stars Like Sand: Australian Speculative Poetry Cover 2014 ReadHowYouWant Trade Paperback Anthology xviii+248