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y separately published work icon The Best Australian Poetry 2003 anthology   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 The Best Australian Poetry 2003
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Elegyi"There's a fig tree, its black trunk shines in the rain", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 1)
Apostrophei"Poetry is our physician, and poetry will heal us.", Jordie Albiston , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Towards the Horizoni"In Swedish it is synkrets--", John Allison , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Whisky Grassi"Only this morning I felt anxiety's tufted leaves, and with no", Judith Beveridge , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
A Prospect of the Young KB as a Critici"I remember with a kind of spiritual / intellectual", Ken Bolton , single work poetry (p. 8-11)
Nearnessi"The whirlwind that rose out of the book", Peter Boyle , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Arlesi"Half the charm of visiting", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Castlei"O forgive me but I forget my name.", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Flower, the Thingi"Urgently, now, before us, the flower, the thing,", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Eighth Heaveni"I open the flyscreen door and slip inside,", Stephen Edgar , single work poetry (p. 20-22)
Sydneyi"sydneys real as romance really is", Michael Farrell , single work poetry (p. 23)
Everlastingnessi"Caught on the crossing, undone", Philip Hammial , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Funambulisti"Coins fill the busker's hat;", Jennifer Harrison , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Firei"Two percent more oxygen and you could never", Michael Heald , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Occupation Housewifei"Advertisements asked: 'Which twin has the Toni?'", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
Self Pityi"Have your jaws wired by a qualified surgeon at the Malago hospital", Judy Johnson , single work poetry (p. 33-35)
The Whirlpooli"Bones within my fingers grip", Aileen Kelly , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Lyrical Unification in Gambieri"What remains barely the weather", John Kinsella , single work poetry (p. 38-40)
These Giftsi"Days like these - cool afternoons", Bronwyn Lea , single work poetry (p. 41)
Father and Sonsi"He's been away for a week,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 42-45)
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