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y separately published work icon The Language of Oysters selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Language of Oysters
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Roseville, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Craftsman House , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Drifting Through Silencei"Again she returns to me, in grey", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 94)
The Night Parrotsi"A song rose from thickets, your", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 95)
Songs for Junoi"My lies are for you, take them utterly, along", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 96-97)
Coupletsi"On days still when the tide's full, river", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 98)
By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Full Tidei"My whole being's the bay,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 99)
Clear Water Reckoningi"I write into the long black morning,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 100-101)
What's Slaughtered's Gonei"How long then since", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 102-103)
The Glorious Lie : The Ribbon-Fishi"They are the flesh we feed upon come from the depths", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 104-105)
Folk Songi"We live here by this", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 106)
The Mullet Run 1i"Gone for days, and way down the river-", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 125-126)
The Glorious Lie : The Mullet Run The Mullet Run 2i"All night rain and the wind strong,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 127)
By No Man's Code : A Song Map : Fishing with My Stepsoni"We wake by your watch on my wrist,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 128)
The Channelsi"At Mooney there had been killing", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 129)
Gutting The Salmoni"The blade touches the fish heart, over", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 130)
The Glorious Lie : Dead Horse Bayi"Quick hands on spinning ropes", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 131)
Ambivalencei"Winter afternoon", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 132)
Edge Man (for Imre Salusinszky)i"The Haines Hunter cuts", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 133)
Rock Carving with Kevin Gilberti"The fish outlined on the rock", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 134)
The Language of Oysters The Language of Oystersi"Charles Olson sat back in his oyster-shed,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 147)
After the Floodi"In '56 the flood came down, a dirty orange", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 148)
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