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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... no. 103 Summer 2005 of Island est. 1990- Island
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dingo Prayers, Deborah Bird Rose , single work essay (p. 6-10)
My Country: A Different Space, Kim Mahood , single work essay (p. 18-24)
Introduction to 'Breakfast', Martin Harrison , single work criticism
Harrison discusses the difference between ecological writing and nature writing.
 (p. 25-30)
The Grasshopper Shoe, Carolyn Leach-Paholski , extract novel historical fiction (p. 31-36)
Untitled, Jan Borrie , single work review
— Review of The Butterfly Man Heather Rose , 2005 single work novel ; (p. 37-38)
Poetry Survey, Oliver Dennis , single work review
— Review of Beyond the Gorilla's Roar Anthony J. Bennett , 2004 selected work poetry ; War is Not the Season for Figs Lidija Cvetkovic , 2001 selected work poetry ; Punch On Punch Off : Poems about the Employed, the Un-employed & the Under-employed Geoff Goodfellow , 2004 selected work poetry ; Stories of the Feet : Tripped Into Landscape Les Wicks , 2004 selected work poetry ; Geology : Poems Kevin Murray , 2005 selected work poetry ; (p. 39-42)
Poetry Anthology, Oliver Dennis , single work review
— Review of River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004 anthology poetry lyric/song extract ; (p. 46-47)
Untitled, David Owen , single work review
— Review of Remnants Nigel Featherstone , 2005 single work novel ; (p. 48-49)
Beneath Baikal, Jane O'Sullivan , single work short story (p. 50-54)
Auguries of Innocencei"These dead are beyond counting", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 56)
Inheritancei"However much they try (in the afterwards)", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry (p. 57)
Tea Ceremonyi"Held upright by the fore-arms' slender columns", Helen Parsons , single work poetry (p. 58)
Toesi"Toes want to be fingers.", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 59)
Skini"Skin always promises to show us more than it does.", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 59)
Fingersi"Fingers reveal our monkey origins.", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
Narcissism, Maria Takolander , sequence poetry (p. 59-61)
Hairi"Hair still belongs on corpses;", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 60)
Eyesi"Eyes are as shocking as this poem.", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 60)
Mouthsi"Mouths are honest.", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 61)
The Garden of Errorsi"You get so upset about this one mistake", Chris Andrews , single work poetry (p. 63)
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