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y separately published work icon Red Movie and Other Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent John Tranter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/tranter-john
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 Red Movie and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Cremorne, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1972 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Orange Spoti"The old drunk breaks into the midnight cafe,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 3)
Hospitali"The pilot reaches for a drug:", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 4)
Balancei"The traveller slouches at the table", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Bestiaryi"She haunts the bar in a loose, meandering fashion", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 6)
Ward Fivei"A wrinkled print of myself", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Road Backi"A month ago he dropped out of his technicolor Belsen", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 8)
On the Track of the Attainablei"The ambitious minister from the smaller nation", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 9)
Memoirs of a Forty-Year-Old Revolutionaryi"I should say that I'm a wasted thirty-two", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 10)
Lessoni"Here is the teacher, slaps a shot into her throat", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 11)
Juliei"So a witty vindictive inventiveness overtook them all;", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 12)
At the Piccoloi"Sitting in the jazz cafe at four a.m.", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 13)
Country Girli"You're a city man, I'm sure you like it", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 14)
Sketch for a Portrait of a Young Womani"Her desires cluster in a gathering of symptoms", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 15)
Conversationsi"`On the rack of the long expected I take back", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 19-23)
"Waiting for myself to appear" The Rafti"Cracking the speedo at a hundred plus", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 27-34)
Red Moviei"when the new alphabet soup of the earth", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 37-47)
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