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y separately published work icon Barbecue of the Primitives selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Philip Salom http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/salom-philip
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Barbecue of the Primitives
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lament on Deaths in Infancyi"The wind should die for a second", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 1-4)
The Wind Has Panelsi"Not the seminar kind. The wind has panels", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 5)
After the Buildingi"You caught me from the start,", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
There Is Nothing Like a Roomi"There is nothing like the single room", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Hostel : Remembering a Dreami"Austere building on the hill, weatherboard and stilts", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 10-12)
City at Duski"The sun sinks into the summer haze", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Ghazal on Signs of Love and Occupation (for Helena)i"Someone's licked a finger, touched it to the mirror.", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 15)
Inquiry of the Spirit Bodyi"What shape does it have? Is it opaque and worn inside?", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 16)
For My Soni"Is this how the spirit-body moves? First", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Spirit to the Bodyi"When I've kissed you, made love to you", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Poet as Columbusi"That addled block of flats in King George St,", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Cityprintsi"I dream in fibreglass. (I am fantasy, launched in the mind", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 23-25)
Belongingi"This is not the place", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Chamber and Chamberlaini"The courtroom is underwater opera, aquarium for the deaf.", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 27)
Inside the Cultural Centrei"I view the hanging Bacons. The Pope's", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
A Demonstration of the Van der Graaf Generator for Childreni"The man in the Faraday rage is monkeying about", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 30)
Glass 1 : Creation of the Mirrori"A glow spreads on the glass but has no focus", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 31)
Glass 2 : We Could Noti"For days one of us carried it", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Glass 3 : Defectioni"They come for him before first light, but", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
The Fishi"The fish was out-manoeuvred", Philip Salom , single work poetry (p. 36)
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