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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Suburban Anatomy
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Pandanus Books , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Amusement Parki"This ride reminds", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 23)
Cultivation Notes for a Marriagei"You don't notice the pain till later, drawing a bath", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 24)
Contagioni"There is just one yawn", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
No Going Backi"The cat has second kittenhood", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 28)
After the Testi"In all the slow unfurling months she's burying her son.", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 29)
Time Linei"Later, a cicada disturbs them at their rest", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 30)
Wave-Watchingi"The sea's seduction is a sly one", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 31)
Transfomeri"She is a beach pebble", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 32)
Choosing Music for a Funerali"Leafless trees, stark as an acupuncturist's chart", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 33)
Drink to Mei"Emerging from a nightmare you call for water", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 34)
Evidence of a Life Livedi"They meet in the reading room most weekdays.", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 35)
Lighthousei"You are my lighthouse - intermittent consolation,", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 36)
Miraculousi"Today it rained from a cloudless sky.", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 37)
Hearing Jim Jonesi"I haven't the pioneering spirit needed", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 38)
Casuarinai"Each tree has its own song", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 39)
His Childhood Home is on the Marketi"This is the high, iron rail upon which the cat walked - paused - pirouetted.", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 40)
Losing Iti"Decades of infusion from the tangled banks", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 41)
Highi"Back below the treeline the hills are cauliflower-surfaced", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 42)
Old Cati"Now she's as soft again as a kitten limp with sleep.", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 43)
Carniesi"In stories, the midget weds the bearded woman", Penelope Layland , single work poetry (p. 44)
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