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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Therapy Like Fish : New and Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Elwood, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:John Leonard Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Speaking Chrysanthemumi"The specialist speaks chrysanthemum.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Slipi"Hold me in any kind of grip.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 34)
Galactici"This September - cool, uncertain -", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 35)
But Noi"She hopes her son is back, in his room,", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 36)
Your Winter Coati"Here is the evidence:", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Boati"You are as cold and still as a stone.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 38)
You Are a Soft, Sprouting Seedi"an imaginary hand", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 39)
Zero Point Fouri"The nurse speaks, soft as any other mother.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 40)
Death Certificatei"So I see myself diminished in", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 41)
Morphiai"Let me slip into its glove", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 42)
Untitledi"The trouble with morphine", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 43)
Silence (after Adrienne Rich)i"There are no plans, no blueprints here.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 44)
Untitledi"I am not a wife.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 45)
Straighti"I am tired of poetry,", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 46)
A Small Dark Shapei"Pain rolls me flat and curls me:", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 47)
Untitledi"Death is close.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 48)
Marathoni"At 4am", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Gate (or, Consultation with a Pain Specialist)i"All across the bayside suburb, jewels gleam from", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Milk, Eggsi"1 Undoing love demands its symmetry", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
All the Shiny Thingsi"Afterwards, I keep my legs closed.", Marcella Polain , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
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