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y separately published work icon Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979 selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 Purple Adam : Poems 1974-1979
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Purple Adam Purple Adami"Purple Adam is twisting as we're laughing", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 30)
Not Readyi"Each day searching begins:", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 31)
Working Landi"Now I've moved on to the land, I'll work it.", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 32)
Realities on a Marginal Bush Farmi"Here the electricity is an abstraction, the money cheques;", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 33)
Brown Snake by the Fowl-Shed Brown Snake Near the Fowl Shedi"I blasted your erect, smooth face...", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 34)
I Watch my Son with Astonishmenti"I watch you with astonishment", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Pet Joeyi"You stretch on the Bukhara rug in gold rays", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Joey's Deathi"Still the joey's death rips my body open like his", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Mixo Rabbit The Myxo Rabbiti"In an outcrop of granite a rabbit crouched -", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 38)
Third Cati"A black stray cat sitting on the road", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 39)
A Divine Visitationi"I had just written", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 40)
Survival of the Speciesi"I'm giving you up", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Expulsioni"Everything I say now ends with threat", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 42)
Three Generations Alone in the Housei"This afternoon, instead of reading", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 43)
Merimbula Beachi"These basalt boulders here in the sand,", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 44)
Droughti"Under sheets of iron roofing,", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Summer Picnic in Cow Bail Creeki"Electric the flies", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 47)
A House in the Districti"There is a house in the district", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 48)
The West Gale and the She-Oaki"The sun and the rough westerly cut like dull thick glass;", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 49)
Cleaning Regrowth Scrubi"Early sun breaks through", Allen Afterman , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
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