An editorial note on the cover of this issue states: This is the last Real Poetry. This collective of editors (Stephen Measday, Larry Buttrose, Donna Maegraith) has produced 17 poetry magazines since 1971. They were Dharma, 15 editions, and Real Poetry, 2 editions ...
During that time, we received $200 in government grants. That was from the Commonwealth Literary Fund of the McMahon Government in 1972 ...
This is the last Real Poetry. There is now no poetry magazine in Adelaide.