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y separately published work icon Stares and Statues selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Graham Rowlands http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/rowlands-graham
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 Stares and Statues
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:Makar Press , 1972 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Starei"Old armies of worshippers", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 5)
Moment of Lossi"Even when you care about the woman", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 6)
Elusivei"You are too elusive for them, snake", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Needi"She would come to him a dozen times a day,", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 8)
Hindsighti"Even down the aisle or at the altar", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 9)
Doughnutsi"Squeezed and puffed and paddled round in oil", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 10)
Pricklesi"She dived under water away from me, from men,", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 11)
Between Us and the Starsi"Between us and the stars", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 12)
Laughing Songi"She laughs when she's tickled,", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 13)
Stilli"Poised in the swirling green pattern of a silk dress,", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 14)
Livesi"As the elegant table-leg of the eagle", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 15)
Photoi"Wheels of the car circled slowly", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 16)
A Birthi"He is all hers at the fusion", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 17)
Loyaltyi"Don't join the crowd holding flag or banner.", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 18)
Protesti"Paint peels cancerous from walls", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 19)
Prisonsi"It is an odd return to the womb", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 20)
Archaeologistsi"They try to put together a dislocated past", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 21)
Suicidei"Doesn't he know that greaspaint is a trick?", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 22)
Zarathustra in a Jeti"A paranoid pilot at the controls.", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 23)
Statuesi"What happened to his schoolboy idols?", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 24)
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