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Several letters to the editor are presented in response to various articles including "The Six Pillars of Australia," by David Flint in the October 2016 issue, "Censoring the Imagination," by Barry Spurr in the November 2016 issue, and the validity of the claims for family violence.

The poem "The Dawdling Ornithologist" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: When walking in a wild and wooded spot; Last Line: of warblers, lurking in the dappled light.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Burka Blues," by Babette Francis in the May 2011 issue, "Did Atlas Shrug?" by Mervyn Bendle in the May 2011 issue, and "The Nazis and the Muslims," by Rod Moran in the May 2011 issue.

The poem "The Gardener" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: He's a tall man, lithe and long-limbed, Last Line: and wipes sweat with the back of a hand.

The poem "Bird Watcher, Jerrabomberra" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: The blue-grey heron Last Line: for coloured wings that flick.

The poem "Metaphor" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: last of evening's light Last Line: silver lined with wrinkles

The poem "Tonal Effect, Driving Home" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: As day wanes to palest grey Last Line: their threadbare arms so cold.

The poem "Sketch" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: I'd love to draw your face Last Line: my book to read before I sleep.

The poem "Interwoven for M.K." by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First line: It's not a scarf I often dare to wear: Last line: I sense your quiet presence in bright air.

The poem "Suspended" by Suzanne Edgar, is presented. First Line: My usual, normal life; Last Line: on a field of yellow. Crumpled. Still.

The poem "Edge" by Suzanne Edgar, is presented. First Line: In the sleepy midday quiet of the living room; Last Line: and read the morning sky for what it holds in store.

The poem "Piano Ensemble" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: These magpies on the windowsill; Last Line: a sort of magpie hum.

The poem "Millais Does Shakespeare in Winter" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: The famous artist used his lissom model; Last Line: that victim of too literal a mind.

The poem "Nonsense, Early Morning" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: That old half-moon is slow and sly; Last Line: those wanton clouds were all sucked dry.

The poem "The Temptation" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: I hope I'll never try; Last Line: then words ringing, iron on stone, when he swore.

The poem "True Minds" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Oh, there was no impediment at all; Last Line: could prove the worth of love's slow chemistry.

The poem "His Mother's Voice for John Shaw Neilson" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: "A leering at lasses is where it begins, Last Line: if a wench should even glance your way."

The poem "Dead Flies Have Been Trapped," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: in the small stone house, set in its niche; Last Line: he neither comes nor ever will.

The poem "The Fragrance of Lemons," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: I loved the Meyer lemon tree; Last Line: sodden, pale, and cold to touch.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "The Denial of Private Property Rights to Aborigines" by Helen and Mark Hughes in the May 2012 issue.

The poem "Firelight in the Garden" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: The fireplace in the garden; Last Line: drifts a ghost whose gift it was.

The poem "At Reedy Creek" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: A cluster of reeds is stroked by the current's whirl; Last Line: dense yet luminous in all this watery light.

The poem "A Bird Watcher" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: The early river, with rising mist: Last Line: just the bush, and sun on my back.

The poem "A Popular Song, 1930s" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Back then, no boys made passes at girls; Last Line: teeter down the busy streets.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article about the life of columnist Peter Ryan in the March 2016 issue.

The poem "Phasmida the Stick Insect Woman," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: She selects my leafy cafe; Last Line: like worn out walking sticks.

The poem "Klimt in the Courtyard: Woman in Gold" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Glittering down the tree, Last Line: with stylish artistry.

The poem "In Safe Hands" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: A woven blanket wraps me round; Last Line: what could be more reassuring than that?

The poem "Double Vision: Starshine" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Strange, when driving by the lake one night, Last Line: so festive on a cloudless winter night.

The poem "Red Dirt Stays" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: I like the way it insinuates: Last Line: even now, is painted on my eyes.

The poem "Moonset 6 a.m." by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: This morning on the front step; Last Line: and woke the moths on the western plains.

The poem "One Hundred Times" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Today At my grandfather's table. Last Line: until he was finally finished.

The poem "His Voice" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Today, the strangest waking dream. Last Line: It's only ... I wish he had.

The poem "The Haircut" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: I felt especially honoured; Last Line: saved them for later.

The poem "The Chigaree" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: A cheeping thornbill on the lawn; Last Line: and never seen again.

The poem "Bypassed," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Cafes and shops are closing, Last Line: Their VACANCY sign is rusted on.

The poem "Family Day Care" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Look at my pyjamas, Last Line: I stay with them until they go to sleep.

The poem "The Gift" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Late on Christmas Eve, Last Line: which I ate, slowly, thinking of the night before.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Reassessing the Iron Curtain II: The Displaced Persons of Bonegilla," by Peter Coleman in the September 2013 issue.

The poem "In Praise of Easy Days," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: We loved ourselves; Last Line: and learned a lot.

The poem "A Glutton," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Her book's as good as a box of chocolates; Last Line: they'll still be there for another day.

The poem "Theatre of War" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: The studio portrait of '44; Last Line: to allow the barest glimpse of ankle, one calf.

The poem "Leaving Somers Beach" by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: My face has fallen into furrows. Last Line: is, I was young and the young are heedless.

The poem "The Remains of the King," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Every little while, Last Line: rise up and come alive.

The poem "Away From You," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Watching on the platform for a train; Last Line: and leave me staring like a homeless waif.

The poem "Overnight at Wellington," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: I could see at once the town was going to be full of good omens: in all my; Last Line: place of many galahs, and more beautiful music.

The poem "Two Selves," by Suzanne Edgar is presented. First Line: Switching off the bedside lamps; Last Line: up in the tall old trees.

A letter to the editor are presented including one in response to the article "Truth and Travesty," published in the April 2011 issue,