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Notes
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Dedication: Each day represents a year, the unreliable memory shakes me until I don't fit calendars anymore.
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'Book of Days is an autobiographical journey into the ways we remember.' Source: Back cover.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Bayswater,
Bayswater area,
Eastern Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Deanne Leber
, 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- (1)i"i was curled up on the inside. on the way. don't quite exist, even though i'm there in", single work poetry (p. 3)
- January, sequence poetry (p. 3-34)
- (2)i"here is the chance to change. leave it to. booties and bows. identify named.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- (3)i"water rushes to her feet with starfish shells jelly monsters. climn away from you. from", single work poetry (p. 5)
- (4)i"birthday girl bathes in yellow bubbles. bruises fade like that. wrestles with hands pulling", single work poetry (p. 6)
- (5)i"other dad tightens training wheels so the street can see how kind he is. help when i lean", single work poetry (p. 7)
- (6)i"b. be. bee. i. we. me. wee me all the way home.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- (7)i"at recess she's surprised i look happy in blue and white gingham.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- (8)i"brownies dance in pixie circles round each other skipping. chant poems that cast spells", single work poetry (p. 10)
- (9)i"dance in circles with a chocolate scented hoola-hoop. ballerina cindy twirling flying hair", single work poetry (p. 11)
- (10)i"sucking the red from ice. multi-coloured tongues stuck in a laugh all in a row. zinc", single work poetry (p. 12)
- (11)i"in doctors we trust.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- (12)i"search the mirror. her face is in there.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- (13)i"ice blocks. slivers of silver sliding in. watch horror movies behind pillows. ears", single work poetry (p. 15)
- (14)i"boredom. the distance between you and you. aches in my bones. dipping fingers into the cool", single work poetry (p. 16)
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(15)i"blue light kiss. armed with a black artline. write this sux on the toilet door. wearing my",
single work
poetry
(p. 17)
Note: With title: (15)
- (16)i"speed car racer smokes winnie blue. flanel. black jeans. holden ford. passes the wire", single work poetry (p. 18)
- (17)i"yearbook. vote for the nicest smile. grinned for a week. front row facade for all rotting", single work poetry (p. 19)
- (18)i"waking into a hangover stumble down the alley changing into work clothes. recommend", single work poetry (p. 20)
- (19)i"shining under angry lights. bumps and lumps curve swirl into staccato rhythm.", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry
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