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Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Life Death and Some Words About Them
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Brisbane, Queensland,:Makar Press , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Poet with Tongue in Cheek, Discusses His Present Positioni"I sit in the top storey of my rented house", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 5)
Poems Against Responsibilityi"What are these quiet voices,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Life Death and Some Words About Themi"The owl disintegrated, mashed", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Realism, Idealism and Poetic Theoryi"By the furnace blast we're forced to work,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 9)
Groovingi"'Grooving along' alone with Buddy Guy as he pulses", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 10)
Chant in 5/8i"Watcha mean? Blazing around the countryside", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 11)
Seven Mile Beachi"White beach sand simmers in the sun.", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 12)
At Wentworth Falls Lookout (for Paul McGillick)i"Nobody now offers answers, only questions.", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Protein and Deathi"Even maggots are life.", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 14)
Nervesi"Exploding across the synapse,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Transubstantiationi"Wincing, I shoulder the heavy waterfall.", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Celebrating Another Springi"I scrape flaking paint from the boat;", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 17)
There'll Always Bei"Thick clouds web the low hills,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 18)
In Imitation of Catullusi"Okay, Gaius Valerius Catullus,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 19-22)
Coming Homei"The roads cleave straight lines", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 23)
Chopping Woodi"and the axe cleaves in a sharp splitting popping tearing", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 24)
Proletarian Poemi"I awake from dreams of death", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 25)
1865-1975 : Some History in Retrospecti"Flying banners of bourgeois comfort,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 25)
A Poem Which Must Be About Something, Viv Kitson , sequence poetry (p. 25-28)
The Philosophic Aspecti"Elijah! I eat the bitter herbs,", Viv Kitson , single work poetry (p. 26)
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