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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Best Australian Poems 2005
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Pioneer Photographi"They stand under the tall trees in the rain.", Jim Dooley , single work poetry (p. 30)
Water Irisi"Skittering along the footpath", Tess Driver , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Grand Hoteli"Apart from that, though, I recall", Stephen Edgar , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Enid on the Sofa, 1957i"One afternoon of winter sun", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry

A poem about Grace Cossington Smith's painting, Enid on the Sofa, 1957. The painting depicts her close friend, Enid Cambridge.

Note: an image of the painting is available on the National Gallery of Australia's website, http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/cossingtonsmith/Detail.cfm?IRN=130999&BioArtistIRN=16350&MnuID=1)

 (p. 34)
The Welli"I'd like to tell you", Carolyn Fisher , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Conversations with Womeni"Don't imagine love when some poet or obstetrician", Lorin Ford , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Woman Alonei"She's waiting", John Foulcher , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Short Falli"when I hear of those", Jean Frances , single work poetry (p. 40)
On the Pass from Kathmandui"Rattling through the Himalayas", Katherine Gallagher , single work poetry (p. 41)
Good Drying Dayi"She told me to be ready, which I was.", Ross Gillett , single work poetry (p. 42)
Judgedi"It pined, and pined, and cried,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Dog Dayi"I am the leader of our pack of two", Peter Goldsworthy , single work poetry (p. 45-47)
In the End She Pays Someone to Fill the Dami"Dust comes after things with its silent chant -", Lisa Gorton , single work poetry (p. 48)
Tears at the Merry Musei"For two loud hours one Sunday night I cried", Alan Gould , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Beautifuli"Cockatoos in the Mongolian lime", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Among the Mountains of Guang-Xi Province, in Southern Chinai"I had been wading for a long while in the sands of the world", Robert Gray , single work poetry (p. 52-54)
And I Have Thought Againi"And I have thought again", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
The Ferris Wheeli"Well, little wheel, spoked rose,", Jennifer Harrison , single work poetry (p. 57-50)
These Fibro Housesi"Thin-skinned, romantically pale,", Margaret Harvey , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Counting the Daysi"I have been counting days", Dennis Haskell , single work poetry (p. 62)
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