shapes dave calder


published in anthologies and Continents, eight map poems, 1981
[isbn 0946053001]


tree
wave
africa
australia and new zealand
This is not an apple
alphabirds
the claw
creature
firework
pyramid
pants
giraffe
south america



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   poet should tell the truth, they  s     
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       Africa                       
                       
                       
                           THE SONG
                   THE BURNING SONG
                THE DEMON VULTURES
               THE HAZY TENTS  THE RAW
              HORIZONS  THE DRUGGED SANDS    THE SCREAMIN G
            THUNDER  THE RATTLING BONES  THE DUSTY MOUTHS
          THE INFINITE EYES  THE DREAM POWER  THE CIRCLING
        SKY  THE TREACHEROUS BIRDS  THE SHIFTING TOWNS  THE
       SNARLING GUNS  THE BURNING STORM  THE VAST RIVER  THE
      CLAY DANCERS  THE BLACK MASKS  THE RICH SANDS  THE HAZY
      DEMON  THE SCREAMING SKIES  THE VULTURES MOUTHS  THE RAW
      EYES  THE THUNDEROUS SONG  THE SHIFTING TRACKS  THE VAST
     CIRCLE  THE RATTLING BIRDS  THE DUSTY TENTS  THE GUNS SNARL
    THE STEAMING HORIZON  THE BONE FOREST  THE BURNING TOWNS  THE
    SAND FLOWERS  THE TREACHEROUS INFINITE  THE BLACK TRACKED  THE
     DANCERS SCREAM  THE MASKED GUNS  THE THUNDERS MOUTH  THE FOREST
      TOWN  THE CLAY HUTS  THE STORMS POWER  THE DRUGGED RIVER  THE
      SHIFTING SONGS  THE SKYS EYE  THE RATTLING DREAM  THE SNARLING DUST  THE     
       SANDS DEMONS  THE BURNING BIRDS  THE CIRCLING HAZE  THE RAW BONES  THE
         RICH TENTS  THE SCREAMING FLOWER  THE STEAMING CLAY  THE BLACK SAND
           THE MASKED      DANCE  THE TREACHEROUS HORIZON  THE STORMS TRACK
                               THE RIVER THUNDER  THE SHIFTY VULTURES  THE
                                FORESTS POWER  THE RAW SKY  THE SCREAMING
                                EYES  THE DREAM SONGS  THE DRUGGED HUTS
                                THE HAZY TOWNS  THE BURNT CIRCLE  THE
                                GUNS MOUTH  THE SNARLING BONES  THE
                                 INFINITE BIRDS  THE DUSTY FLOWERS
                                  THE STORMS MASK  THE THUNDERING
                                   DEMONS  THE TENT DANCERS  THE
                                    RICH CLAY  THE SHIFTED POWER
                                    THE SANDY RIVER  THE BURNING
                                    TREACHERY  THE RATTLING TRACK
                                    THE BLACK STEAM  THE POWERFULL
                                   DREAM  THE FLOWERING SONG  THE
                                  DRUGGED SCREAM  THE DANCING EYE       THE
                                  HORIZONTAL HUT  THE MOUTHLESS      SNARLS
                                   THE TRACKLESS SKY  THE RAW       FOREST
                                    THE TENT TOWN  THE HAZY         RIVER
                                    THE INFINITE SHIFT  THE         BIRD
                                     STORM  THE TREACHEROUS        DEMON
                                     THE BURNING DRUG  THE         GUN
                                      DANCE  THE SINGING
                                       BONE  THE MASKED
                                       RICH  THE BLACK
                                        CIRCLING  THE
                                         VAST DREAM
                                          SINGING



                                                             © dave calder 1981