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Postures 2007 - 58 poems - 1963 into 1989 - Preview


Postures was originally published in 1980 under my
Thinking Lizard imprint and my Alden St. Cloud pen name
as Side One and Side Two in the cassette medium.  Several
changes to it have been made since then, the latest of 
which is a revision to the ending of my "Symphony" poem,
a revision I made today: 2007 031 02 1 3 or 2007-01-31.
[ 02/06/07: I recently revised the aforementioned.  I
know it seems weird to be telling you this since I'm not
showing here either that revision or the present one.    
My purpose is this: to emphasize my revisioning habit. ] 
From what I can tell, the 22 presently in S1 were written 
in 1963, 1964, and/or 1965.  Two of the cassette S1 poems
have been deleted.  The 35 presently in S2 were written 
after 1965.  Two of the cassette S2 poems have been
deleted, but two others from its time period have been
added: "To My Student Poets" and "Four for John Ashbery".
Just as I am likely to revise anything I have written at 
any time, so also I may decide to add appropriate poems 
to this work.  I have decided to place each poem on a
separate page instead of placing all the poems in a given
Side on one page.  However, I will keep the Side format.
[ On 9-18-07 I added a poem likely written in 1989.
    It is #23 on Side One.  That could change, but 
    for now this book has 58 poems.   --09/19/07-- ]
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Below is a possible cover design:

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 Next is what I had 
 for the inside cover:



About Me, and About This Book

There is too much to say, and
not enough time to say it in.
That is the first thing about
me; for I am a Capricorn, and
am ruled by Saturn.  To say I
am an insane eclectic hermit/
would not be improper.  These
are the 2nd, 3rd, 4th things.
I am, after all, an epileptic
who also has osteoporosis and
other ailments.  However, I'm
not a danger, at least not in
a bodily way, being the itsy-
bitsy I am.  My interests are
words and numbers, and trying
to be always kind, even if I/
sometimes/ fail to be.  These
are the 5th through the 12th.
Am I not pretty silly?  Don't
laugh too long now, or you'll
hurt your tummy.  This volume
of poems exemplifies what you
have just read about me; but/
it was first written long ago
and I, now, am 65.  Changes--
constants that they are--ever
rule; and so, alas, each who/
is Earth-alive/ must ever vie
with them.  Brian A. Salchert

                       2006-05-30

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Brian A. J. Salchert