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Alternative title: Belonging
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... no. 26 2018 of Rabbit est. 2011 Rabbit
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2018 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Poetry Editorial, Eileen Chong , single work essay

'One of my earliest memories in life is set in my kindergarten classroom. I am five years old, and I am trying to make friends with a girl who has her hair tied in two ponytails, one on either side of her head. On some days, she has fluffy red adornments in her hair; her mouth is as small and as stained as a cheery. She already has a special friend. She does not want to be mine. I am trying to talk to her in class, but she raises her hand, and tells the teacher I am bothering her. The teacher puts masking tape over my mouth. I begin to cry, and the alphabet and its accompanying pictures on the chart pinned to the wall begin to blur. I cannot breathe; I am crying so hard,my nose has blocked up. A is for apple, B is for ball. The cat is yellow, the dog is brown. The teacher looks worried, and gestures to me to take the masking tape off. The girl I like puts her had up and tells the teacher. I never speak to her again.' (Introduction)

(p. 6-7)
Velodrome of Springi"Don't forget who got sent to the camps.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Space Invadersi"In my mother's corner store, where a burst bottle cut", Shane Strange , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Sepik Warai"The Sepik in languorous flow has shed its crocodiles to the red-earthed banks,", Carl Walsh , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Lantanai"at the heart of the lantana warren", Chloë Callistemon , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Becoming Paruwai"I come home to my father", Chris Lynch , single work poetry (p. 20-23)
Returni"Walking in the house that has never", Kate Middleton , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
A Night Like Thisi"Like God, Im over it", Stuart Barnes , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
The Long Stems Leaning Forwardi"So often it is the glimpses that give her joy:", Helen Parsons , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
A Map of Mothersi"I hold my mother in my mouth", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Impressioni"Each night, when I'm prone, the", Andy Jackson , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Unfamiliari"begats and", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
I Regard Our Wide Skinsi"the surface is the line between", Kiera Lindsey , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Clayi"i break ground evict lawn dig weeds break grass", Liam Ferney , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Often I Am Permutated into a Mermaidi"as if it weren't obscene enough already to make up", Toby Fitch , single work poetry (p. 58-60)
Suburban Ghazali"footballs are kicked and slapped, soaring", Prithvi Varatharajan , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
Lullabyi"My nieces, aged four and six, are bundled on mattresses", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 64-66)
Fluid Dynamicsi"a squatting bater bead with yocic", Georgina Woods , single work poetry (p. 68-69)
Tom's Bluesi"Fairy Meadow has everything you need.", Ali Smith , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
The Cholmondeley Ladiesi"Sisters do not sit like this", Isabella G. Mead , single work poetry (p. 76-77)
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