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y Killing the Old Fool selected work poetry

Author:agent Peter Gebhardt

Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Killing the Old Fool

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* Contents derived from the Fairfield, Preston - Northcote area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Pascoe Publishing , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Killing the Old Fool"To have dreamed twice that I had murdered the fool", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 9)

The Spirit Starves Until the Dead Have Been Subdued (Roethke)"`You won't be yourself until your father is dead,' he said.", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

Thirteen Birds Look at Man (with Wallace Stevens in Mind)"The Eagle", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

The Raven and the Wagtail"Through the window framed by creeper", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 14)

Economy"He used to chop the wood", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 15)

The Cellar"Nightly,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 16)

The Harvester"The farmer scratches his head through the tilted hat:", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 17)

Shooting the Quail"When the grass grew high and the small birds had flattened,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 18)

Jugged Hare"When the stubble was still edible,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 19)

The Anteater"Suddenly the soft soil erupts", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 20)

The Wombat"In stillness it is a black stone,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 21)

Haystacks"From the road I can see", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 22)

Pulling the Calf at Midnight"A cry pierced our wine", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 23)

Fire"The clouds are black jumpers on the horizon's line.", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 24)

Paraparap"If you listen long enough,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 25)

Songs From the Soil (In Memory of David Campbell)"Farmers and poets are priests of the soil,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 26)

The Giving of the Gumnut"As if to seal the breach of place,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 27)

Passion Fruit"When you take and eat the firm fruit", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 28)

Sanitarium Patient"The light from the late autumn sun falters,", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 29)

Scavengers"Was it an act of aesthetic discernment", Peter Gebhardt , single work poetry (p. 30)

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First Books by Latest Poets... Paul Kane , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 3 no. 1 1989; (p. 58)
— Review of Killing the Old Fool Peter Gebhardt , 1988 selected work poetry ; The Rearrangement Alex Skovron , 1988 selected work poetry