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y separately published work icon Filth and Other Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Hugh Tolhurst http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/tolhurst-hugh
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Filth and Other Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Fitzroy North, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Pepper , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Filthi"I give you what is beautiful in my city,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 1)
After a Mothi"I have spent too much time", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Untitledi"For so fantastically long,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 4)
Talking to Mrs Treei"My mind is like the English", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 5)
Some Other Treesi"No frame of theirs hangs", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 6)
Lines for Louisei"We made friends in your car over a joint,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 7)
Poem on a Line by Jimi"provided you know the back of your room you can write", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 8)
Confessionali"It was a hazy spring Grand Final day in Melbourne", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 9)
New World Serenadei"Lead me on some play in your life.", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 10)
Dirty Pooli"God you are a long time dead", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 11-15)
Ship's Manifesti"I have not taken enough notes,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 16)
The `Majestic' Destroyed by Firei"`The yellow sky above the cross", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 17)
Lamentable Dancingi"It's good fun to speed one last time,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 18)
Epithalamioni"As the century snarls towards a full stop,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 19)
Anamnesisi"Weeknight of nails", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 20)
A Black Sonneti"the shadow being had the writer will black out", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 21)
Medium Lowi"Foolish to prize what you don't understand,", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Woman on a Walli"All night you climb above the traffic", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 24)
Sonnet for Sashi"Dear Sash, hello. It's somewhere after 10 &", Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 25)
Note: Epigraph: baffling combustions are everywhere - Ted Berrigan.
Unfaithful Translations, Hugh Tolhurst , single work poetry (p. 27-42)
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