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New and On View: Mudlark Poster No. 33 (2001)

John Brennen | Carrington to Shore

"i live in sydney. cook for strangers. on sunday we're cooking for the
laconic bob dylan. anyway my poems get published in mags with names such
as BREW and STREWTH! broadcast on public radio and issued on cd's by the
band Crow Ð LI-LO-ING and PLAY FOR LOVE. for better or worse richard hugo
'triggered' the poem off. what do you think?"

Letter to Hugo from Carrington

dear Dick: we have no mountains here
no way of knowing the unexpected thrill
of better weather fooling our hearts
people come here to leave our leaders
tell everyone how close elsewhere is
the river makes visitors cross over
to walk through my door i lose
poems and sleepless nights in the bar
does anyone need anything to shred
memory collared by a sudden event
are we any better when you're not alive
a new weed shows up in my garden
with the relief of seasonable change
my ticket is in my pocket

Spread the word. Far and wide,

William Slaughter
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