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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Earth of Us
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Domain , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Soup of Wordsi"We enter now", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Small Scale Wari"This is", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
By Inchesi"Betrayed", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 37-39)
Diseasei"Detection", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 40)
Copingi"Inebriation", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 41)
Prioritiesi"Shifting", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 42)
Always Racingi"Medication", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 43)
Learning the Limitsi"They refer to me", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry
In this poem a mother learns that her twelve year old son has cancer.
(p. 44-45)
Naming the Reaperi"Some words", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 46)
The Red Helicopteri"I once bought him a red helicopter", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 47)
The Statistics Like Locustsi"The statistics", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Her Cleaningi"She has been cleaning again", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 50)
Buying Carnationsi"I am distressed today", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 51)
The Cement Lungi"Oh angels with frayed and tired wings", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 52)
When You Speak of Managed Carei"When you speak of managed care", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 53)
A Return to Studyi"Despite professional notes of foreboding", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
Fighting Windows Todayi"Seeing monsters in the mirror", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 56)
Raveni"Scratching", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 57)
Rehab Groupi"It has taken", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 58)
Unhingedi"Last night", Melissa Petrakis , single work poetry (p. 59)
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