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index of titles
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poem1 thinking of the himalayas abstract image
poem2 you good and almost faithful servant
poem3 i could have been dylan, bob
poem4 pairs of light in procession
poem5 waiting in line
poem6 urine
poem7 untitled1
poem8 paranoia at the jazz cafe
poem9 this is not a defence of incest *
poem10 tell him that, but no-one this
poem11 somewhere never before seen revisited
poem12 she took her voodoo and her gods
poem13 all the pretty pretty chickens
poem14 bury the fire extinguishers *
poem15 untitled2 *
poem16 untitled3
poem17 untitled4 *
poem18 the near death of richard z
poem19 wash my hair with grass and sparrows
poem20 untitled5
poem21 voodoo number 2
poem22 voodoo number 1 top bottom up down
poem23 submission *
poem23 katrina and jane at the airport
poem25 one eye closed - the other not open
poem26 fracture
poem27 imagination laceration
poem28 chinese horoscope
poem29 the wisdom of the east
poem30 7 fake haikus
poem31 miss delhi
poem32 triad+1
poem33 WAAAAAH!!!
poem34 images of i-er
poem35 for britt-marie i*********n *
poem36 the birth of a tumour
poem37 what
poem38 get used to it
poem39 an approximate return
poem40 germany
poem41 wednesday august 31st 2000 9.05pm
poem42 sweden
poem43 england
poem44 wales
poem45 automatic pilot top bottom up down
poem46 i think this d h lawrence stuff is over-rated said the snail with its dying breath *
poem47 he sat up, begged, got a slapped nose *
poem48 leaving traces of rubber and the sound of wires
poem49 god leaked and you got wet
poem50 hide in a corner until she passes
poem51 2 coughs and a fart didn't wake you ms r
poem52 rehearsal
poem53 don't trust the dust
poem54 and no flying pigs either
poem55 i don't care about baudelaire
poem56 a pre meditated absence of water
poem57 the way we whirr
poem58 look you can see my onion bhaji
poem59 him waiting the coffee percolating
poem60 and their shards would pierce soft flesh
poem61 sadie the flirt fools the pathetic cock ruled peacock male
poem62 all caught up in a comet's tail
poem63 sadie the flirt emasculates him again *
poem64 ms brownlow
poem65 skeldon *
poem66 ms greer
poem67 all this doesn't mean i'm a bad person *
poem68 a kind of exorcism * top bottom up down
poem69 no rest in budapest
poem70 3 poems about an aquarium
poem71 is old too old to hold or what? *
poem72 taste the salt *
poem73 a walk in the country that turned out to be nothing like the one wordsworth took ( the one about the daffodils)
poem74 now there's nothing to stop the cows escaping (what if they see a handbag? revolution)
poem75 he's a martyr to his schemata
poem76 oh shall i fetch it for you?
poem77 if i were you i'd dump him ms r
poem78 like an animal *
poem79 i felt somehow drawn to you
poem80 sailor sailing lonely and scared *
poem81 he can yodel too
poem82 car doors whores and spores monday 4th september 10.05pm - 10.25pm
poem83 insect airlines - we never run out of fuel
poem84 a satisfying hour in a municipal ornamental garden
poem85 words preserved returned burned top bottom up down
poem86 you could give me absolution with a touch - my head would break the blue (a kind of prayer)
poem87 well i went back to look twice and each time it was a fox fierce and mad so mad i ran (transcendance)
poem88 the fish gather here to stare up through the wire
poem89 he arrives home from being out and awaits an invitation
poem90 oh i suppose so yes from the train you can see
poem91 it became difficult to walk and i could see thighs in the sky (saturday 21. october 2000 5pm - 5.25pm
poem92 it's no wonder the squirrels moved out
poem93 a minimalist description of existence
poem94 thinking of december 24th on october 15th 2000
poem95 cromwell road 14.10. 2000 2am
poem96 if you're watching you will know
poem97 oh a change of perspective unexpectedly
poem98 walking walking to nothing always
poem99 krishna krishna hare ha ha
poem100 sap
poem101 gregory kept a secret even though his mouth was open top bottom up down
poem102 it's like there's a door or something (locked)
poem103 Saturday 25th November 2000 2.35pm
poem104 well it's alright for grimm he's dead (he left me this)
poem105 12 or 00.00 there you are somewhere in the dark
poem106 oh i see...no security
poem107 adam and eve 2000 (no garden no serpent)
poem108 a big animal chewed my head
poem109 siobhan's bloated breasts
poem110 well it was an insight of a kind...a kind of prosaic revelation
poem111 oh oh it's a rhythm...a kind of message
poem112 cliches about sand are not helpful (a prayer)
poem113 significance for a witch maybe
poem114 a shopping cart
poem115 this is what happens to her sometimes
poem116 i know that death is coming
poem117 sometimes it puts me off my dinner
poem118 through the cracks in unreality
poem119 only the black square of the window
poem120 december 24th 2000 12.10 pm *
poem121 yes and they drink from that mean stream
poem122 oh it's about male ego
poem123 an outburst of remorse after the abuse of a divine vegetable (a kind of fable) *
poem124 a room illuminated empty
poem125 silence in the night then everything's alright (clean socks tomorrow) *
poem126 day is done -no need to run though
poem127 untitled * top bottom up down
poem128 untitled
poem129 untitled
poem130 untitled
poem131 untitled
poem132 untitled
poem133 untitled
poem134 14.01.01 3am - 7.30am
poem135 the symbolism of locks
poem136 untitled *
poem137 untitled
poem138 untitled
poem139 untitled *
poem140 untitled
poem141 and their shards would pierce soft flesh top bottom up down
poem142 a coincidence of bone and light approaching
poem143 who owns the small stones...
poem144 and fish wear dark glasses...
poem145 waiting as the bird waits (for permission)
poem146 excuse me are those nipples growing out of the wall?
poem147 when the last dormouse has been flung from the last high window
poem148 an ammonite is not a member of a biblical tribe
poem149 lisa aint it time you wrote to joanna again you know how she loves long letters (no dont email her)
poem150 like a tattoo (temporary)
poem151 no only feathers and exhalations
poem152 yes & small green fish around your fiery head
poem153 yes the kitchen is dirty but the light is clean
poem154 under milk wood on the radio when he should have been asleep
poem155 1958 approximately (under milk wood on the radio part 2)
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The poems marked * contain material unsuitable for children
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