Human Mechanics

by Jurek, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780595006267
• ISBN10: 0595006264
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
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Author Biography

Richard Jurek received his BA and MA in English from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Table of Contents

Palermo	p. 3
Purpose	p. 4
Human Mechanics	p. 5
27 Floors Up	p. 6
15 Dollars	p. 7
Posture	p. 8
Checking Switches	p. 9
Silence	p. 10
Residue	p. 11
These Days Apart	p. 12
Dallas	p. 13
In the Backyard A Change	p. 17
Frustration	p. 21
In a Storm	p. 22
3 A.M. Epiphany	p. 23
Wheels of Commerce Halt	p. 24
Poetry	p. 25
A Leap of Faith	p. 27
Newer Machines	p. 29
In the Eye of Statistics	p. 31
Silence II	p. 34
Words Written: An Experiment	p. 36
Earthquake	p. 37
A Typed Letter	p. 39
Bapka	p. 43
A Still Life	p. 45
Visiting Home	p. 46
Late Night Supper	p. 48
Corner Changes	p. 50
Lessons In Oral Tradition	p. 51
Smoldering Patches	p. 53
Song	p. 54
Reassuring Customs	p. 56
Pictures of Pre Arsenal Thoughts	p. 57
One of the Oldest Americans	p. 59
The Poet's Prayer	p. 60
This Forgetful Resident	p. 65
An Anniversary Poem	p. 67
Movies in the Mind	p. 69
Inside, Outside	p. 70
The God of Numbers	p. 71
I, the Narrator	p. 72
Music	p. 73
midArgument Confession	p. 74
Poem	p. 76
Impressionist	p. 77
Oz Sneaks in at Six Pine Trees	p. 78
Fall: End of Day	p. 79
Neck	p. 83
This Thing	p. 91
In London	p. 92
Forgiving Nothing	p. 93
Chronology	p. 94
Love like a Poem	p. 95
The First Saturday	p. 97
It: I this Stone	p. 98
Ironing: A Dissertation	p. 99
The Hot Young Poet	p. 100
Old, Lost in the Snow	p. 102
Alarmed Exits	p. 104
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