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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Among the Regulars
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Contents

* Contents derived from the West End, South Brisbane - East Brisbane area, Brisbane - South & South West, Brisbane, Queensland,:Soi 3 Modern Poets , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Outside Worldi"Through the oil-slick skin of sleep, again I rise", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 12)
Nothing Personali"He leans back against his desk, and asks", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Bracei"Dropped at the end of the bed, as a searing day", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 14)
Quasimodoi"Sorry it's taken so long to get 'round to you.", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Note: Large changes made between the 2005 version and this version. The first line of this version is I am twelve when they tease you into me, name-first.
Beneath the Surfacei"Hundreds watch. I dare not shift an inch, naked", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Hairlinei"At the age of eight I stood too close", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 17)
No Shelteri"Floating home from a poetry reading, fog and who I am", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Youth Group Youth Group Campi"The truck rattled over the dry paddock hills", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 19)
Note: First line: Our spotlight eclipses the huge mute moon...
Severancei"I'm sure this mix-tape of eighties memeories will miss", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 20)
"Trolleys wobble past us, oblivious. She is so close" Amputationi"Funny (strange) what's a fetish &", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 21)
Note: Significant alterations in this version.
Infinite Distancei"Again, a click, and I'm trapped in this scene - bodies", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 22)
A Passing Thoughti"This place is packed - even the ceiling drips sweat,", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 23)
Labourersi"I don't begrudge them their maleness -", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 24)
Happinessi"After work, thoughts blur, turn into sensations circling", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Embracei"In the backyard of the house I've inherited,", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 26)
Comfortablei"My instinct's to curse myself –", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 27)
Among the Regularsi"In chorus, the singleted boys at the bar shout taxi! -", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 30)
Another Worldi"Sometimes I'm convinced it cannot exist -", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 31)
All Is Not as It Seemsi"You won't recall the swarm of scalpels", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 32)
Note: Dedication: For Ilizane Broks, born 1987 with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.
Impossible Spacei"The first time I bled, I feared my sex was a weight", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
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