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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 The Stunned Mullet and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Missing Personsi"the planets line up & nothing happens", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 9)
Watching the Treasureri"I want to believe the beautiful lies", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 10)
Afternoon Papersi"The city fits the Harbour", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 11)
Lullabyi"The sun tries to go down &", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Age of Plastici"The dictionary definition of change", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 13)
On the Beach : A Bicentennial Poemi"Your vocation calls", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 15-20)
Elegy 1971i"with a bag of dope", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 21)
Going Northi"I can see the coral", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 22)
Antipodean Headsi"I wish we could be nicer", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 23)
Monkey's Pridei"not the shouted poetry", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
The Poem on Its Sleevei"Subtract me from the motions of my body,", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 27)
Speed, a Pastorali"it's fun to take speed", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 28)
Je Ne Regrette Rieni"The blu-tack can't hold down", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 29)
Colonial Aubadei"You steer each diva to her niche, then", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Stunned Mulleti"lips bruised blue", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 32)
Babyi"Under the pastel-shot canopy of", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Sublime According to Quinei"You want to write like a baby-language Rilke", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 35)
Poem on Style : 1i"Everything you want", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 36)
Poem on Style : 2i"Dita Cobb saw it coming", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 37)
Winter Olympics Winter Olympics : A Reprisei"This trashy exercise brackets bad manners like a drug", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 38)
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