in the palace of broken men
there are few women
mothers call on the weekend
new friends come by in the night
the only language second-hand vinyl
t-shirts swapped, beers opened
brief pats on the back and surnames
meetings are held on the threshold
the kitchen is the best place to talk
sighing is the first act of morning
in the toilet books but no paper
rat baits but no rats
an unnamed smell in the bedroom
bins put out not brought back in
defective fans in the middle of summer
can't locate documents when required
a birth certificate photocopied five times
two television points but no aerial
picture of a couple drowning in a boat
random toys underfoot, many are broken
the constant drone of recollection
opening the back door slowly
to let out the muttering light
In case you wonder if my life is a constant glittering stream of top-notch literary
events,well, it is LOL. I was the warm-up act for the Melbourne launch (by Angela
Meyer) of David Stavanger's new book 'The Special (UQP) last week, and
although there were at least five must-see events on that night (Melbourne, I hate
you!) what a rip-snorting, take it as it comes, fly fly little bird sort of night it was.
But David always seems to be at the centre of that sort of thing. I believe the book
has gone into a second printing, so relax if you haven't located a copy yet.
Meyer) of David Stavanger's new book 'The Special (UQP) last week, and
although there were at least five must-see events on that night (Melbourne, I hate
you!) what a rip-snorting, take it as it comes, fly fly little bird sort of night it was.
But David always seems to be at the centre of that sort of thing. I believe the book
has gone into a second printing, so relax if you haven't located a copy yet.
http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Book.aspx/1305/The%20Special
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