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Notes
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Epigraph: Now all us cursed ones falling out after/ with our evil mouths and our worried eyes/ die before our time/ but do not go to some heaven, some hell/ but are put on the RAT'S STAR/ which is as wide as Asia/ and as happy as a barbershop quartet. - Anne Sexton, 'rats live on no evil star'.
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AustLit note: 'rats live on no evil star' was Anne Sexton's favorite palindrome.
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Dedication: For Guy and Ben.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Mont Albert,
Box Hill - Burwood area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Grendon Press
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Drugs In My Bloodi"I have this madness of the newly insane", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Songs of the Sweetteethi"Where do toothbrushes go when they run away?", single work poetry (p. 3-5)
- Toy Timei"Go down on the guy", single work poetry (p. 6-8)
- Tooi"He wants", single work poetry (p. 9-11)
- Moili"This makes me feel real and there is no other taste", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The New Modeli"breaks down", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Quick-eezei"The miracle man", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Tracks : A Songi"She wears tram tracks down her arms", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Mindbendersi"Captured in the cage of the mind. Footsteps of", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Passioni"Passion is what lured me to you. Lust for a", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Damned Orangei"Rotting invitals. A pulp squashed and thrown. The", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Gashi"Parted but not separated. Gone not history. She's", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Meati"Carnivore. Lurking under the guise of a level head.", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- The Picture Witchi"The picture witch is a doll that I keep. Wrapped in", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Holidaysi"y tireless tot's off and running. Says holidays are", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Companyi"There is no me", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Op Shop Bluesi"It"s very you, she said", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Two T-Shirtsi"one long-armed", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Woodi"We held our arms around the trees", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- High Heelsi"I waver between choice -", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
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