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Is part of A & R Modern Poets series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 New and Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Salutei""Each tree stands alone in stillness"", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 1)
After the Bombs We Invent the Futurei"Let's paint the ideal supper on the back of", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 2)
Orange Sonnet/Imitation Orange Sonneti"oranges in my experience not yet ripe", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Venice Lettersi"`Stand roughly here' the silence was", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 4)
T.V.i"don't bother telling me about the programs", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 5)
Admonitionsi"The happiest of cannonballs", Mark O'Connor , John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Note:
  • Author note: Written with Mark O'Connor.
  • A poem in 2 numbered parts.
The Classical Headi"Nature in her wisdom has formed the human head", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 8)
Four Heads and How to Do Them, John Forbes , sequence poetry (p. 8-12)
The Romantic Headi"The Romantic head begins with the hands cupped", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Symbolist Headi"No longer begins with even a mention of anatomy,", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Conceptual Headi"The breeze moves", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Ode to Tropical Skiingi"After breakfast in the Philippines", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
To the Bobbydazzlersi"American poets!", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Sorrowful Mysteriesi"A dazed disc jockey fingers an epaulette", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 16)
Angeli"not serious about drugs", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Photographi"The polo stopped so suddenly the spectators imagined", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 18)
Civilisation and Its Discontentsi"watching the late night", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Topothesiai"How we see things determines how we act and even", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Jacobeani"an island builds itself around", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 23)
A Floating Lifei"the subtle justice of a rich man", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
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