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Alternative title: First Impressions, Second Thoughts, Third Degree
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... vol. 71 no. 2 Winter 2012 of Meanjin est. 1940 Meanjin
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Interviewer & the Subject, Sonya Voumard (interviewer), single work interview (p. 1-14) Section: Meanjin Papers
Editorial, Sally Heath , single work criticism (p. 3)
Reading Malouf's Remembering Babylon in Tokyo, Kate Darian-Smith , single work criticism (p. 6-9)
Stop the Boats, Elliot Perlman , single work prose (p. 9-11)
Wedding Nighti"Scurried from our wedding party to the car,", Craig Powell , single work poetry (p. 15)
Birthday Poemi"June 20, forty-four years on.", Craig Powell , single work poetry (p. 16)
Patrick White : A Centenary Tribute, Neil Armfield , single work criticism (p. 18-28)
The Importance of Teai"A pot of tea and a pigeon between us", Ludwig Leichhardt , single work poetry (p. 29)
Deciphering Nature's Message Stick, Max Whitten , single work criticism
The gum-tree stands by the spring
I peeled its splitting bark
And found the written track
Of a life I could not read.

- Judith Wright

'Judith Wright was inspired to pen these words, intrigued by Nature's enigmatic graffiti on our smooth-barked gum trees. These scribbles have puzzled biologists and bush walkers up and down Australia's south-eastern seaboard for generations.' (Author's introduction)
(p. 30-38)
Libraries of Babel, Naomi Manuell , single work criticism (p. 55-66)
After Reading Derridai"How to understand the sound of a rifle shot", Anna Nicholson , single work poetry (p. 67)
Portrait of a Thinkeri"His eyebrows are falcon wings", Luke Fischer , single work poetry (p. 68)
Snowdrops in West Philadelphiai"The Winter wants to flower", Luke Fischer , single work poetry (p. 69)
The Angel of Historyi"So with his mouth agape,", Stephen Edgar , single work poetry (p. 79)
In the Kingdom of Shadowsi"In the back lanes and alleyways", David Brooks , single work poetry (p. 89)
Poetry Lives On, Martin Langford , single work review
— Review of Young Poets : An Australian Anthology 2011 anthology poetry ; Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry ;
(p. 98-101)
Outback Mining Communities : A Cautionary Tale, Gillian Terzis , single work autobiography (p. 102-111)
A Beau for the Monsteri"Nobody wants a sallow girl", Tegan Schetrumpf , single work poetry (p. 121-122)
Puss in Boots, Mardi O'Connor , single work short story (p. 124-128)
You Had to do Everything out of Order, Emily Ballou , single work short story (p. 129-136)

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Works about this Work

From Bunyips to Macaron Bows Jose Borghino , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 September 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Southerly vol. 71 no. 3 2011 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 71 no. 2 Winter 2012 periodical issue ; Island no. 128 Autumn 2012 periodical issue ; Seizure : A Journal for New Writing no. 3 2012 periodical issue ; Etchings no. 10 2011 periodical issue
From Bunyips to Macaron Bows Jose Borghino , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 September 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Southerly vol. 71 no. 3 2011 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 71 no. 2 Winter 2012 periodical issue ; Island no. 128 Autumn 2012 periodical issue ; Seizure : A Journal for New Writing no. 3 2012 periodical issue ; Etchings no. 10 2011 periodical issue
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