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  • Author:agent Bruce Beaver http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/beaver-bruce
Issue Details: First known date: 1967... 1967 Open at Random : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:South Head Press , 1967 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sittings by Appointment Onlyi"Some days I feel like a not-so-big", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry humour (p. 33)
A Classical Casei"O.K. for Catullus to prate of cats' piss and frangipanis", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 34)
Spilling Iti"For nearly twenty years now I've been carrying my heart in my throat", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 35)
Open at Randomi"What are you looking for upon this page?", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Flautist in the Laundryi"The flautist in the laundry is no Sunday player", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Capital Territory (for George Woodger)i"In Civic Square columns of gold mosaic", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Window Shoppingi"At the Village Pet Shop", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 41)
Under the Wheelsi"How does one jump on the Big Chariot?", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 42)
Monster Sell Outi"Believe me, selling meant little or nothing", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 43)
A Guided Vocationi"You are a poet. You peform a task", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 44)
Constitutionali"Blue-tiled roofs and blue-grey breasted", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Postscript from Sydneyi"Treading gingerly the pet be-fouled", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
Wakingi"On many occasions seeking the flowering pomegranate", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 49)
Grafton Gully, Aucklandi"Crossing the bridge I caught the Gully", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 50-52)
Seasons' Greetings, Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 53)
Seasons' Greetings : [Untitled]i"All sorrow, all joy", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 53)
Seasons' Greetings : [Untitled]i"Ox-herding the sun.", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 53)
Seasons' Greetings : [Untitled]i"Autumnal branches", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 53)
Seasons' Greetings : [Untitled]i"Winter's rock garden.", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 53)
Aquarellesi"Beyond the intervening tar-sealed strip", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
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