Ed Roberson
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 1975
Published
by: University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages: 96
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qh5cr
Book Description:
Etai-Ekenis a legend told in a series, a cycle of poems, which is to say, told in different languages. The action of the poems in the poem is their moving in and out of the legend by the changes of access to the larger legend; an access of the present in the ancient, of the present's knowledge and experience of it.
eISBN: 978-0-8229-8082-7
Subjects: Language & Literature
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Front Matter Front Matter (pp. [i]-[vi])https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.1 -
Dani Words Song Dani Words Song (pp. 3-3)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.2 -
Song of the Son Song of the Son (pp. 4-4)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.3 -
found: Under The Mountain Wall found: Under The Mountain Wall (pp. 5-5)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.4 -
and the last polished stone and the last polished stone (pp. 6-6)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.5 -
day blue bowl day blue bowl (pp. 7-7)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.6 -
the still water as brown the still water as brown (pp. 8-8)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.7 -
When Everyone Is Beauty Is A Time Of Day In Zulu When Everyone Is Beauty Is A Time Of Day In Zulu (pp. 9-9)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.8 -
at having seen there was great stillness at having seen there was great stillness (pp. 10-10)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.9 -
like sight placed like sight placed (pp. 11-11)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.10 -
everything in place was a first thing everything in place was a first thing (pp. 12-12)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.11 -
the note of seeing the mark of sight the note of seeing the mark of sight (pp. 13-14)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.12 -
to the classics: jazz to the classics: jazz (pp. 14-14)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.13 -
Formula for the poem dance Formula for the poem dance (pp. 15-16)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.14 -
line to rest on line to rest on (pp. 16-16)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.15 -
4 Poems Trees at the Cardinal Points 4 Poems Trees at the Cardinal Points (pp. 17-17)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.16 -
Nature Poem Nature Poem (pp. 18-18)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.17 -
a shell that scallop fan a shell that scallop fan (pp. 21-21)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.18 -
A hammer is always brought to the building A hammer is always brought to the building (pp. 22-22)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.19 -
the buildings are the triumphant figure the buildings are the triumphant figure (pp. 23-23)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.20 -
there is a way you can draw there is a way you can draw (pp. 24-25)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.21 -
putting something on the line putting something on the line (pp. 25-25)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.22 -
once about to take off once about to take off (pp. 26-26)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.23 -
it must be that in the midst it must be that in the midst (pp. 27-27)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.24 -
the thousand legged the thousand legged (pp. 28-28)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.25 -
the music someone has put on the music someone has put on (pp. 29-29)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.26 -
the zebra is two the zebra is two (pp. 30-30)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.27 -
any moment any moment (pp. 31-31)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.28 -
how many ever how many ever (pp. 32-32)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.29 -
how many ever how many ever (pp. 33-33)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.30 -
as we come to a day as we come to a day (pp. 34-34)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.31 -
coming to hear coming to hear (pp. 35-35)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.32 -
they are crazy they are crazy (pp. 36-36)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.33 -
place where crying begins place where crying begins (pp. 37-37)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.34 -
beasts dogs the bitter water beasts dogs the bitter water (pp. 38-38)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.35 -
they sat singing in sold death they sat singing in sold death (pp. 39-39)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.36 -
many made no sound many made no sound (pp. 40-40)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.37 -
you see it clearly you see it clearly (pp. 41-41)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.38 -
the killed appear to the killer the killed appear to the killer (pp. 42-42)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.39 -
green is greener in the heated air green is greener in the heated air (pp. 43-43)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.40 -
the river was turned red the river was turned red (pp. 44-44)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.41 -
The Nature Poem The Nature Poem (pp. 45-46)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.42 -
it used to kill us it used to kill us (pp. 49-49)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.43 -
song of the assistant professors song of the assistant professors (pp. 50-50)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.44 -
it’s put these days that it’s put these days that (pp. 51-51)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.45 -
american culture is the pot american culture is the pot (pp. 52-52)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.46 -
“did you ever dream lucky, wake up cold in hand?” “did you ever dream lucky, wake up cold in hand?” (pp. 53-53)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.47 -
#7 Lucky Hand #7 Lucky Hand (pp. 54-54)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.48 -
an economy an economy (pp. 55-55)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.49 -
the body must be made of minutes the body must be made of minutes (pp. 56-56)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.50 -
victory dance song victory dance song (pp. 57-57)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.51 -
you see it clearly you see it clearly (pp. 58-58)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.52 -
the singer at the decision the singer at the decision (pp. 59-59)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.53 -
soul hunters’ song soul hunters’ song (pp. 60-60)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.54 -
you looked for signs shall i name them you looked for signs shall i name them (pp. 61-61)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.55 -
the air the air the air the air (pp. 62-62)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.56 -
emptiness of it spirit for emptiness of it spirit for (pp. 63-63)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.57 -
she reveals herself wch is to reveal himself she reveals herself wch is to reveal himself (pp. 64-64)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.58 -
fate’s is the slave’s fate’s is the slave’s (pp. 65-66)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.59 -
the waves the waves (pp. 69-69)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.60 -
some of the faces in these streets some of the faces in these streets (pp. 70-70)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.61 -
tell me that when the water rise tell me that when the water rise (pp. 71-71)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.62 -
once once (pp. 72-75)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.63 -
a black man’s black is his mysteries a black man’s black is his mysteries (pp. 76-76)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.64 -
image of man image of man (pp. 77-77)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.65 -
he is called penis sticking out he is called penis sticking out (pp. 78-78)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.66 -
Etai Etai Eken Etai Etai Eken (pp. 79-79)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.67 -
The Mojo Against Genocide Was Taken Care Of In The Beginning The Mojo Against Genocide Was Taken Care Of In The Beginning (pp. 80-80)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.68 -
the music someone has put on the music someone has put on (pp. 81-81)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.69 -
now that heart has got us killed and eaten now that heart has got us killed and eaten (pp. 82-82)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.70 -
Table of Contents Table of Contents (pp. 83-85)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.71 -
Back Matter Back Matter (pp. 86-87)https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh5cr.72