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  • Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Rebel Angel (for Michael Driscoll)i"Shit off with this fake dome of a life.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Action Would Kill It / A Gamblei"When I couldn't he always discussed things.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Keep Shootingi"Dirty spikes rattle in the glovebox, morphine", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
The Imitatori"Central station slides by, I sit here stranded in a window pane.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 17-24)
Envoii"Watch him, serving out his year in this neutral atmosphere-", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 24)
Canticles on the Skini"thwack the tight skin once - wait, this act", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
Passing Through Experiencesi"I lived on drugs and understood the pushers", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 28)
Comes From Insidei"Don't pity this naked mind that walks like a monk", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Beautiful Seasoni"Some sunny day does not support any more", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 30)
Some More Experiencesi"Seems we were born in captivity, he said, and burn", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 31)
Sonnets to Be Written from Prisoni"O to be "in the news" again - now as fashion runs", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 32-35)
Blown Glass and Picture Tubei"Come on, let tell of it in here, under the yellow", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 36-38)
Towards Abstraction/Possibly a Gull's Wingi"The most disconcerting feature", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Guns Sounding at Dawni"Right as soon as you realise", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 40)
Card Tables Covered with Dicei"Why it has to be in any direction I don't know", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Domesticityi"She drove out the moisture and the long dust", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 42)
Your Magazine Husbandi"Finally after strolling along", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 43-46)
Ode to Denisei"Taking-up the core again (found drifting)", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 47)
Never Seek to Telli"Green seasons turn out tan leaves", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 48)
4 am Shall We Always Be Waitingi"And must it always come down to time", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 49)
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