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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... vol. 37 no. 2 2023 of Rochford Street Review est. 2011 Rochford Street Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Street Poetryi"go onto the street,", Jaidyn Luke Attard , single work poetry
Why the Streetsi"why the streets", Jaidyn Luke Attard , single work poetry
Enormous Untapped Potentiali"screamed the sign penetrating poist", Paris Rosemont , single work poetry
Kintsugii"LIFE: you cannot break me.", Paris Rosemont , single work poetry
Neon Slipstreami"You are much smarter than I was", Paris Rosemont , single work poetry
Of Mortals and Monstersi"Ticking a box on a too-bright screen: is that all it takes to confirm", Paris Rosemont , single work poetry
Are You a Writer?, Koraly Dimitriadis , single work prose
Am Breathi"am morning light tender-filtered through slats.", Es Foong , single work poetry
Where We Keep the Barbiesi"This is where we live", Es Foong , single work poetry
My Words Through Your Earsi"You said in the meeting that the female client was hot.", Es Foong , single work poetry
Blue Lighti"This is a rare dawn poem.", Es Foong , single work poetry
Artistic Intelligence, Fortitude, and Grace : Michael Sharkey Reviews ‘Ways to Say Goodbye’ by Anne Kellas, Michael Sharkey , single work review
— Review of Ways to Say Goodbye Anne Kellas , 2023 selected work poetry ;

'I received a pre-publication draft of Anne Kellas’s most recent book early in March, when I was offered, and enthusiastically seized, the chance to endorse the work of a poet I have admired since first acquaintance with it. The collection was such a knockout that I could hardly believe anyone in Australia could respond to personal catastrophe with such artistic intelligence, fortitude, and grace that this book reveals.' (Introduction)
Vantage Points On Lived Realities: Devika Brendon Reviews ‘The Unintended Consequences Of The Shattering’ by Linda Adair, Devika Brendon , single work review
— Review of The Unintended Consequences of the Shattering Linda Adair , 2020 selected work poetry ;

'When I first read these poems, of course I wanted to know what the poet was referring to as having undergone the process of ‘shattering’. So much in our world which we previously experienced as continuous or self-evident, both personally and sociopolitically, has been fragmented beyond repair. Clearly, the poems in this collection speak to the shattering effects of crises in the lives of people, some intimately known to the poet, and some whose struggles are revealed through statistics which reveal the collapse of societal safety nets and social contracts that were held by previous generations to be sacrosanct. And these lived experiences, if not ‘swept aside’, but faced, especially during times of sudden change, can shatter our sense of self, our preferred beliefs, and our certainties.' (Introduction)
Enticing Snippets of Narrative : Mark O’Flynn Reviews ‘The Detective’s Chair’ by Anne M Carson, Mark O'Flynn , single work review
— Review of The Detective's Chair : Prose Poems about Fictional Detectives Anne M. Carson , 2023 selected work poetry ;

'In trying to pin down the inspiration for where a poem might come from, the late Dorothy Porter (to whom this book is dedicated) once related the story that one of her students, a murderer in Long Bay gaol, suggested that a novel could be told in haiku. This lead her, apparently, to the germ of an idea – a crime novel told in verse, which became The Monkey’s Mask. Aesthetic ideas can come from the most unlikely sources, even Long Bay gaol. Anne Carson has used this notion as the catalyst for an exploration into famous fictional detectives told in verse, or more specifically, prose poetry.'(Introduction)
All Histories Are Valuable : John Foulcher Launches ‘The Shadow Box’ by Jean Kent, John Foulcher , single work review
— Review of The Shadow Box Jean Kent , 2023 selected work poetry ;

'I’ve always been a big fan of Jean’s work. My first encounter with her poetry was in her 1988 National Library Prize winning sequence, ‘Verandah Poems’. In the sequence, the verandah, the liminal space, becomes the conduit between past and present, deftly weaving them together to show how the present embodies the past, how memory is the way we balance and make sense of our lives.' (Introduction)
The Baroness, Larry Buttrose , single work short story
An Interview with John Tranter, Anne Kellas (interviewer), single work interview
Note: With title : Having fun with poetry: Anne Kellas interviews John Tranter, Hobart 1990 
Vale Andrew Burke, single work obituary
Vale Elizabeth Webby, single work obituary
A Rendering of Threats : Stephanie Green Reviews ‘Critical State’ by B. R. Dionysius, Stephanie Green , single work review
— Review of Critical State B. R. Dionysius , 2022 selected work poetry ;

'The poetry of B. R. Dionysius in Critical State holds continuity and rupture in tension as he explores the encroachments of the Anthropocene on distinctive Queensland regional environments. Focused around the poet’s nature observing adventures, the book is divided into five sections which reflect the diverse habitats of the state. These poems capture the beauty and terrible loss of wild creatures and places, and joyful glimpses of survival and recovery.' (Introduction)
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