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'As a practitioner of the short poem for 34 years, I have been and remain on the lookout for other practitioners. By putting on an editorial hat and placing a callout for 1 to 5-line poems via the Australian Poetry e-newsletter, I’ve hearteningly found numerous practitioners. It’s been a rewarding experience for me and now it may be for you, dear reader.' (Peter Bakowski, Introduction)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 2018 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Babushkai"Before my grandmother died at 92", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- [Untitled]i"He shackles the hands of his deaf wife to sign insults at her.", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- [Untitled]i"A ‘real’ job feels like acting.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Three Ceramic Mallardsi"Small steps wander along the polished floorboards", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Emma Moranoi"Emma Morano, born in 1900, the year Puccini penned his shabby shocker Tosca, as Kerman", single work poetry (p. 9)
- [Untitled]i"Moss on a train station wall waits for the soft errands of the rain.", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpuri"The gardener stacks the fertiliser bags", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Klang, Selangori"A plague of swamp mosquitoes", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Two Sijo(stlings)i"‘& what if we’re part flower, part crowd, part sewer, part cloud’", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Cow Parkingi"In the shadow of the giant fiberglass cow", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Misnomeri"In the suburbs of Vienna", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Body Politici"Get off the fence", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Transcription Haikui"Japanese compilers", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Don’t Open!i"Locked suitcase on a beach.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Overheard on Busi"“It was like …", single work poetry (p. 16)
- [Untitled]i"Pressed by the sun’s angle", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- [Untitled]i"On a Naples Street a Barefoot Boy Selling Socks", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- [Untitled]i"You Need Not Have Your Eyes Open to Know That the Sun Is Out.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- [Untitled]i"jellyfish handbags", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Ears Have Wallsi"What goes down must come up.", single work poetry (p. 23)
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