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  • Author:agent Robert Adamson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/adamson-robert
Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 The Rumour
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:New Poetry for the Poetry Society of Australia , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Unpopular Scale of Valuesi"Why should I ever use the word Owl when it rubs", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 8)
Wow, Those Symbolistsi"rimbaud's poems being taught in french schools", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 9)
Action Would Kill It / A Gamblei"When I couldn't he always discussed things.", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Mark-Upi"At seventeen maybe we went together strong,", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 11)
Passing Through Experiencesi"I lived on drugs and understood the pushers", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 12)
Seven Odes to Themselvesi"Should avoid coming to grips with love", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 13-20)
The Domesticityi"She drove out the moisture and the long dust", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 22)
Ode to Denisei"Taking-up the core again (found drifting)", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 23)
Because She Comes so Ofteni"at first violence", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Rumouri"A sequence, as objects alight with his touch", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 25-44)
Note:
  • Dedication: for Mary Jane Bosacci.
  • Epigraph: In children it is not the imitation that pleases us, but our perception of it. In later life, the pejorative aspect of imitation discloses its inherent unpleasantness. To give pleasure an imitation must have been studied as an imitation and then it pleases us as art.
Through a Lost Prayer Cyclei"now that i've given away", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 46)
The White Featheri"One night substance disappeared as far as I knew", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 47)
Card Tables Covered with Dicei"Why it has to be in any direction I don't know", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 48)
Guns Sounding at Dawni"Right as soon as you realise", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Revelationi"Whatever I see this morning is", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 50)
Berowra Watersi"Fishermen came in the early morning", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 51)
After Yves Bonnefoyi"The beast has moved around my room all night", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 52)
After Rimbaudi"I am the saint on a creaking terrace", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 53)
Getting Further Awayi"there is always a point when suddenly", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
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