The first collection of poetry from Teri Louise Kelly showcases the methodology of an author whose life has been lived both within, and beyond, the borders of the binary system. A volume that is simultaneously coy, overt, reflective and sentimental. Featuring collaborative works with four of Adelaide’s leading poets, Girls Like Me is an ethereal eulogy to fifty years of having to suck in oxygen, and, more critically, an anthology that delivers an unequivocal declaration of independence from an independent entity still kicking after all those strange years.