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y separately published work icon Under Berlin : New Poems 1988 selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent John Tranter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/tranter-john
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Under Berlin : New Poems 1988
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Shadow Boxingi"Behind the canvas, see the mad painter", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 27)
Cruising Heighti"The party's empty - furnished with enough drunks,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Braillei"Its a job - teaching half-blind adolescents", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Creature from the Black Lagooni"Sunbathing on deck's the done thing,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 31)
Sparki"Before that war we lost, our obligations", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 32)
High School Confidentiali"Remember blotting paper? The Year of the Pen?", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 33)
Stratocruiseri"This is a dream I had each night in Korea,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 34)
Glow-Boysi"Four a.m. At the reactor an alarm begins", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 35)
Letter to Americai"Those guys cranking up the price", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 36-39)
On Looking into the American Anthologyi"In California a young man is stuffing a briefcase -", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Laminexi"Staring through the steam that clouds the window", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 42)
Having Completed My Fortieth Yeari"Although art is, in the end, anonymous,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 43-45)
Lufthansai"Flying up a valley in the Alps where the rock", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 46)
Shadow Detaili"You press the bakelite button, and wait,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 47)
Parallel Linesi"parallel lines", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 48-50)
Those Gods Made Permanenti"Those gods made permanent by photochemistry", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 51-56)
During the Wari"During the War I was sent to Wilson,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 57-63)
Sex Chemistry : A Sequence, John Tranter , sequence poetry (p. 65-89)
Note: "California Poppies" omitted from the sequence and four new poems added: "Poolside", "Crosstalk", "Dirty Weekend" and "Sonnet : Lullaby".
1 : Childhoodi"Beautiful memories,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 66)
Boarding Schooli"Bright gods, trust me to play", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 67)
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