Michael Farrell


seating arrangement

table 1
eldest child of an eldest child and an eldest child
eldest child of an eldest child and a middle child
eldest child of an eldest child and a youngest child
eldest child of an eldest child and an only child
eldest child of a middle child and a middle child
eldest child of a middle child and a youngest child
eldest child of a middle child and an only child
eldest child of a youngest child and a youngest child
eldest child of a youngest child and an only child
eldest child of a only child and an only child

table 2
middle child of an eldest child and an eldest child
middle child of an eldest child and a middle child
middle child of an eldest child and a youngest child
middle child of an eldest child and an only child
middle child of a middle child and a middle child
middle child of a middle child and a youngest child
middle child of a middle child and an only child
middle child of a youngest child and a youngest child
middle child of a youngest child and an only child
middle child of a only child and an only child

table 3
youngest child of an eldest child and an eldest child
youngest child of an eldest child and a middle child
youngest child of an eldest child and a youngest child
youngest child of an eldest child and an only child
youngest child of a middle child and a middle child
youngest child of a middle child and a youngest child
youngest child of a middle child and an only child
youngest child of a youngest child and a youngest child
youngest child of a youngest child and an only child
youngest child of a only child and an only child

table 4
only child of an eldest child and an eldest child
only child of an eldest child and a middle child
only child of an eldest child and a youngest child
only child of an eldest child and an only child
only child of a middle child and a middle child
only child of a middle child and a youngest child
only child of a middle child and an only child
only child of a youngest child and a youngest child
only child of a youngest child and an only child
only child of a only child and an only child



New Lines

blood; we      child; the      
this; it      airfield; dust
      this; it      all; 
nothing      dry; nothing;
       cried; till      wonder; 
till      cell; life      
burning; who      flies; whose
      each; and      silence; 
the      blind; the      
unshod; changing      gone; the
      chanted; here      
fever; its      anaesthetised; lets
      again; time      
eyes; and      sleep; laying
      riot; and      
sleep; laying      shepherding; and
      call; she     death; 
and      hedge; that      
snow; birdsong      range; be
      keels; no      last; 
the      cul-de-sac; stopped
       slyly; day      
cherry; the      lever; but
      lichen; and      
joints; the      iron; and
      down; we      you; 
the      same; and      
sea; climbed      water; and
      down; swimmer      
swerve; come      mouthing; drops
      said; be      river; 
and      on; and      
shoulder; sun      rises; but
      river; but

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praypaint


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in the air




Small-Town Commas

hackneyed, my      trophies, local
      colours, photographs      
chair, crossing      gun, she
      uncomfortably, transfixed      rushed, he
      well, no      no, not
      you, of      pimps, 
drunks      drunks, brawlers      
brawlers, perverts      inquired, blowing
      heaven, which      
life, he      stuff, you      
he, who      self, the      
tobacco, the      wine, the
      woman, betraying      
prettiness, the      say, either
      either, he      
too, just      have-to, so
      drunk, he      dinner, 
for      stand, to      
arms, stretch      stretch, ease      
friend, and      ferns, a      
talk, to      asked, also
      dear, turning      
punning, of      once, oh      
oh, years      curiosity, after
      scurrility, pauses
      setting, now      
revealed, now      concealed, they      
flatly, with      boredom, drink-numbed
      drink-numbed, battered      
gossip, enervated      navvy, he
      stared, without      
apprehending, at      yes, yes
      yes, yes      yes, 
anything       card, a
      cards, cards       cards, 
cards      that, he      
she, so      unarrogant, sensing
      submission, placed      
separation, that      mantel, the
      piano, the      
arm, the      tongue, he      
did, aware      mouth, the
      head, and      flesh, 
rather      miscalculated, but
      park-seat, a      
dance-hall, a      road, a
      hotel, a      
street, the      shops, brings
      entangled, confused
      confused, but      
calm, he      day, believing      
point, for      endured, augmenting
      itself, for      
post-mortems, she      himself, but
      still, he      fool, 
he      all, they      
hometown, recapturing      love, they
      anticipation, the
      entrance, busy      
flat, the      licence, and
      was, but      
associates, thereby      marriage, 
alone      flat, panic
      love, and      
intellectual, he      himself, but 
     risk, old 

seating arrangement 2

table 1
eldest child of an eldest child and an eldest child
middle child of an eldest child and an eldest child
youngest child of an eldest child and an eldest child
only child of an eldest child and an eldest child
eldest child of an eldest child and a middle child
middle child of an eldest child and a middle child
youngest child of an eldest child and a middle child
only child of an eldest child and a middle child
eldest child of an eldest child and a youngest child
middle child of an eldest child and a youngest child
youngest child of an eldest child and a youngest child
only child of an eldest child and a youngest child
eldest child of an eldest child and an only child
middle child of an eldest child and an only child
youngest child of an eldest child and an only child
only child of an eldest child and an only child

table 2
eldest child of a middle child and a middle child
middle child of a middle child and a middle child
youngest child of a middle child and a middle child
only child of a middle child and a middle child
eldest child of a middle child and a youngest child
middle child of a middle child and a youngest child
youngest child of a middle child and a youngest child
only child of a middle child and a youngest child
eldest child of a middle child and an only child
middle child of a middle child and an only child
youngest child of a middle child and an only child
only child of a middle child and an only child

table 3
eldest child of a youngest child and a youngest child
middle child of a youngest child and a youngest child
youngest child of a youngest child and a youngest child
only child of a youngest child and a youngest child
eldest child of a youngest child and an only child
middle child of a youngest child and an only child
youngest child of a youngest child and an only child
only child of a youngest child and an only child

table 4
eldest child of an only child and an only child
middle child of an only child and an only child
youngest child of an only child and an only child
only child of an only child and an only child



Michael Farrell lives in Melbourne. His recent publications are thempark (Book Thug 2010), thou sand (Tinfish 2011) and open sesame (Giramondo 2012). An e-book is forthcoming from Black Rider.
 
 
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