Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (1979)

Published as a poetry collection by Black Sparrow Press, 25/7/1979

Works in this Book

• The Violin Player - pg. 61
• The Apple - pg. 59
• I'm In Love - pg. 57
• The Ladies Of Summer - pg. 56 - 1972
• The Knifer - pg. 55
• The Egg - pg. 53
• A Little Atomic Bomb - pg. 52 - circa 1966
• I Love You - pg. 51 - circa 1966
• A Killer Gets Ready - pg. 49 - circa 1966
• 40 Cigarettes - pg. 47 - circa 1965
• An Argument Over Marshall Foch - pg. 45 - circa 1961
• Fire Station (For Jane, With Love) - pg. 38 - circa 1967
• Through The Streets Of Anywhere - pg. 36 - circa 1964
• 2 Flies - pg. 33 - circa 1963
• The Paper On The Floor - pg. 30 - circa 1959
• The Strangest Thing - pg. 28
• 40,000 Flies - pg. 27 - circa 1972
• The Drill - pg. 26 - circa 1974
• Some Picnic - pg. 24
• The Red Porsche - pg. 22 - circa 1974-1978
• Another Argument - pg. 21
• The Souls Of Dead Animals - pg. 20
• Leaning On Wood - pg. 18
• An Ideal - pg. 17
• 12-24-78 - pg. 16
• Tough Company - pg. 13
• 5 Dollars - pg. 63 - circa 1972
• Cooperation - pg. 65 - circa 1972-1973
• The Night I Was Going To Die - pg. 67
• 2347 Duane - pg. 69 - circa 1972
• A Radio With Guts - pg. 71
• Solid State Marty - pg. 73
• Interviews - pg. 75 - circa 1975
• Face Of A Political Candidate On A Street Billboard - pg. 77 - circa 1974
• Yankee Doodle - pg. 78
• Blue Moon, Oh Bleweeww Mooooon How I Adore You! - pg. 81 - 1974
• Nothing Is As Effective As Defeat - pg. 82 - circa 1975
• Success - pg. 83
• Africa, Paris, Greece - pg. 84
• The Drunk Tank Judge - pg. 87 - 1973
• Claws Of Paradise - pg. 90 - 1975
• The Loner - pg. 93 - circa 1977
• The Sandwich - pg. 95 - 1974
• The Happy Life Of The Tired - pg. 96
• The Proud Thin Dying - pg. 98 - circa 1975
• Under - pg. 99
• Hot Month - pg. 100
• Maybe Tomorrow - pg. 101
• Junk - pg. 102
• 8 Rooms - pg. 104 - 1977
• I Liked Him - pg. 106
• The Killer Smiles - pg. 107 - 1977
• Horse And Fist - pg. 108 - 1977
• Close Encounters Of Another Kind - pg. 110
• Mermaid - pg. 112 - 1977
• Hug The Dark - pg. 113
• 59 Cents A Pound - pg. 115 - 1977
• Promenade - pg. 117 - 1977
• Metamorphosis - pg. 118
• We'll Take Them - pg. 119 - circa 1978
• Dow Average Down - pg. 120 - circa 1974
• To Weep - pg. 122 - 1974
• Fair Stand The Fields Of France - pg. 124
• Art - pg. 125

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• from the LA Freep, March 8, 1974

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