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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Above Water : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: For my wife, Maria De Los Angeles Paloma Gutierrez De Madrid

Contents

* Contents derived from the Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria,:Barwon Grove Productions , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Crunch Timei"Coming out of ritual church", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Talentsi"Gripped by Gotterdammerung,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 9)
Beachrunneri"Water pumps from pores,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Eateni"Asceticism...how your lean limbs tempts,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 12)
Lukei"Luke's a lean boxer,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 13)
Untiedi"Sitting reading R.D. Laing", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Attempti"The feeling was of a badly- piloted plane", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 16)
Estuaryi"Quietly flows the fattened Barwon,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Holidayi"Eastering family flocked", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 20)
`The Age' 20.4.1982i"On page three I see", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 21)
To M.P. in Pentridgei"Tonight I sit by family fire", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 22)
Melanchoholici"Sighing under soft sheets,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 24)
Pen vs Swordi"How mightier is it now?", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 25)
Forbidden Fruiti"Profligate with jewellery she stands,", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 26)
Same Sleepless Night (3am)i"Similes impinge on sleep:", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 27)
Secondsi"Not one flaked seed of the last perennial poppy", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Stormi"God's throat rumbled", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 31)
Nuts and Eggsi"We three got 185", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 32)
Near Beechworthi"Morning lizards make newspaper noises", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 33)
Innocence?i"Two boys on all fours", Rod Usher , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

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