y separately published work icon Tropical Skiing selected work   poetry  
Is part of Poets of the Month : Series 1 1976 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 Tropical Skiing
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Salutei""Each tree stands alone in stillness"", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 75)
Admonitionsi"The happiest of cannonballs", Mark O'Connor , John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 75)
Note:
  • Author note: Written with Mark O'Connor.
  • A poem in 2 numbered parts.
After the Bombs We Invent the Futurei"Let's paint the ideal supper on the back of", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
The Venice Lettersi"`Stand roughly here' the silence was", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 77)
Adi"the pleasures of bubble", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 77-78)
T.V.i"don't bother telling me about the programs", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 78)
The Classical Headi"Nature in her wisdom has formed the human head", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 81-82)
Four Heads and How to Do Them, John Forbes , sequence poetry (p. 81-87)
The Romantic Headi"The Romantic head begins with the hands cupped", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 82-84)
The Symbolist Headi"No longer begins with even a mention of anatomy,", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
The Conceptual Headi"The breeze moves", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 85-87)
Trenku Rengai"answer with no slip of the tongue", Mark O'Connor , John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 88)
At the Pooli"Gentle as gardening but tougher", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 88)
Ode to Tropical Skiingi"After breakfast in the Philippines", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 89-90)
Orange Sonnet/Imitation Orange Sonneti"oranges in my experience not yet ripe", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 90)
The Sorrowful Mysteriesi"A dazed disc jockey fingers an epaulette", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 91)
To the Bobbydazzlersi"American poets!", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 91-92)
Angeli"not serious about drugs", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 92-93)
Poemi"abandoning my health I tied", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 93-94)
The Photographi"The polo stopped so suddenly the spectators imagined", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 94)
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