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Alternative title: Above Marshall Lake and Other Poems
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... no. 6 1986 of True North/Down Under est. 1983 True North/Down Under
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Notes

  • Dedication: For George Amabile

Contents

* Contents derived from the Lantzville, British Columbia,
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Eleftheria Press , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Genesisi"The man you try to avoid", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Near Amiens 1973i"Red poppy, your felt eye a blind", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 7)
Candle Exercisei"The friction, sex, the frictive birth, burst of flame", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 8)
Surprisei"we are angry at it all", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Where Is Here?i"What do we plot, graph overlaid on bones", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 11)
Above Marshall Lake November 23, 1986i"When you think you know it, think again 1,000 feet", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Lotteryi"Climb up from the Jeep, up the slash torn ridge", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Questioni"always the voice", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Gardeneri"I pruned the apple tree", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
How, to Begini"How, to begin it must all", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 21)
Coming Homei"Even off the plane in Adelaide", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 22)
Brighton Beachi"Home the hunted sea", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Sunset, Brighton Beach, Adelaidei"All the voices thrown", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 25)
Deserted Farmhouse : Mt. Barkeri"About the ruins, swallows carve the air", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 26)
Deserted Church : Near Mt. Barkeri"That this new, old country has relics", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 27)
Mt. Barker IIIi"How it comes down to water, every settlement", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 28)
Red Centre Sonnet 1i"Silly as Jack up the beanstalk, pursue, pursue", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 29)
Ayers Rock Ii"That alone, light owns colour, that size", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 30)
Ayers Rock IIi"Always the odd holds us, freak, saint or devil", Kevin Roberts , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Airi"What do we inherit, alive, behind the sped tongue", Kevin Roberts , single work (p. 32)

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