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y separately published work icon Black Bagatelles sequence   poetry  
  • Author:agent Rodney Hall http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hall-rodney
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Black Bagatelles
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Little Reminders that Death is Still Aroundi"Among the rushes float a man's last offerings", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 1-6)
A Letter to Death, Death's Devious Reply Found Hidden in the Lines of Someone's Poetry, Also the Discovery of the True Allegiance of the Optimistsi"Dear Death", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 7-13)
Intimations that Death is Trying to Make Contacti"When I'm asleep my nerves shoot light", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 15-22)
Death's Disciples Are All Around Usi"The old man bitter and bad tempered", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 23-31)
Those We Love Are Killing Us a Little At a Timei"There are times when I need to be obeyed", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 33-41)
Death Has Unwilling Victims Tooi"Only the skeleton is sure", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 43-49)
Seeing Death In the Murderous Look of an Unknown Black Man Whom I Admire & Deducing from This Certain Proprietorial Privilegesi"Your body hot with vengeance floods my head", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 51-56)
Death Turns Nasty: That is, Personali"Can't you let me drop? Death", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 57-63)
The Hopeless Hope That Wisdom and Experience Will Help Us Copei"Manual:", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 65-72)
The Search for Identity is a Search for Death -- As Running Away from Death is Running Towards Deathi"A snail is enviably delicate", Rodney Hall , single work poetry (p. 73-85)
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