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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Best Australian Poems 2006
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Withdrawali"the librarian looks like Barbie on", Anna Buck , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Knochentrockeni"the guitar played on", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 41)
Written in the Bath / Irish Colophoni"Death is embarrassing", Elizabeth Campbell , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Letter to Walt Whitman re : Iraqi"If you were there now,", James Charlton , single work poetry (p. 44)
Blue-Tonguei"Fat like a full tube", Aidan Coleman , single work poetry (p. 45)
Dragonsi"There must be a deep need for them", Julian Croft , single work poetry (p. 46)
Foxglove (Digitalis)i"Stop my heart!", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 47)
Why Liberation from Dictatorship May Take Some Timei"Our Great and Fearless Leader", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 48)
Divining Colanderi"The kitchen vessels that sustained", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 49)
Fantasia on a Theme by TS Elioti"I saw a version of the street", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 50)
Golden Coasti"Adrift on the highest floor of this hotel,", Stephen Edgar , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
Do You Copy?i"Yes, I hear you. I hear", Chris Edwards , single work poetry (p. 53)
The Ibis Grovei"Riverside, six Monterey cypresses", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 54)
Bagboyi"he knew the butt tattoo his friend had but said nothing", Michael Farrell , single work poetry (p. 55)
The Poet's Sisteri"You were almost an unseen bird yourself", Barbara Fisher , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
A Relationship With Feari"Fear sits in the front row and heckles when you speak in public.", Cameron Fuller , single work poetry (p. 58-59)
Chair Posei"the mothering sky", Kevin Gillam , single work poetry (p. 60)
In Praise of Maniai"If for you the universe blazes", Ross Gillett , single work poetry (p. 61)
In Thought They Lived Like Russiansi"They stripped the furniture from their flat,", Alan Gould , single work poetry (p. 62)
Fireplacei"Rolled-up newspaper balls,", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 63-65)
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