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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Book of Days
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Notes

  • Dedication: Each day represents a year, the unreliable memory shakes me until I don't fit calendars anymore.
  • 'Book of Days is an autobiographical journey into the ways we remember.' Source: Back cover.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Bayswater, Bayswater area, Eastern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Deanne Leber , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
(1)i"i was curled up on the inside. on the way. don't quite exist, even though i'm there in", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 3)
January, Deanne Leber , sequence poetry (p. 3-34)
(2)i"here is the chance to change. leave it to. booties and bows. identify named.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 4)
(3)i"water rushes to her feet with starfish shells jelly monsters. climn away from you. from", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 5)
(4)i"birthday girl bathes in yellow bubbles. bruises fade like that. wrestles with hands pulling", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 6)
(5)i"other dad tightens training wheels so the street can see how kind he is. help when i lean", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 7)
(6)i"b. be. bee. i. we. me. wee me all the way home.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 8)
(7)i"at recess she's surprised i look happy in blue and white gingham.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 9)
(8)i"brownies dance in pixie circles round each other skipping. chant poems that cast spells", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 10)
(9)i"dance in circles with a chocolate scented hoola-hoop. ballerina cindy twirling flying hair", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 11)
(10)i"sucking the red from ice. multi-coloured tongues stuck in a laugh all in a row. zinc", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 12)
(11)i"in doctors we trust.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 13)
(12)i"search the mirror. her face is in there.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 14)
(13)i"ice blocks. slivers of silver sliding in. watch horror movies behind pillows. ears", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 15)
(14)i"boredom. the distance between you and you. aches in my bones. dipping fingers into the cool", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 16)
(15)i"blue light kiss. armed with a black artline. write this sux on the toilet door. wearing my", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 17)
Note: With title: (15)
(16)i"speed car racer smokes winnie blue. flanel. black jeans. holden ford. passes the wire", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 18)
(17)i"yearbook. vote for the nicest smile. grinned for a week. front row facade for all rotting", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 19)
(18)i"waking into a hangover stumble down the alley changing into work clothes. recommend", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 20)
(19)i"shining under angry lights. bumps and lumps curve swirl into staccato rhythm.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry (p. 21)
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