Title: Memoirs of a dark overlord and other poems since 2000 /
Authors: Jackaman, Rob, 1945-
Publisher: Hazard Press,
Year: 2006
Abstract: This is Rob Jackaman's fourteenth book of poems, in which we're invited to share the adventures (and msadventures) of the Dark Overlord, an ambigous wizard-like presence whose powers are significantly on the wane.
Contents: Proem: Halloween 1 -- In a more determined universe : Pre-mix 3. Blightly (1) 4. Blighty (2) 5. "Gone in the teeth" 7. Celebrations 8. VI. Flashflood 9. VII. Gaberdine. VIII. Raedwald. IX. A pruning song. X. Libraries (sonnet) -- Memoirs of a dark overlord : I. All over Sydney. II. Rave on: in praise of Classic Hits 2WS, Sydney FM 101.7. III. Shan Van Voght (reprise/lament). XIII. Al[i]as -- My last rooftop (Riccarton) : V. View from a roof -- Overlord/epitaph : I. Found poem (in honour of Christ the King). II. King's. III. Crucifixion song. IV. Re-tire. V. Sonnet and see. VI. Aubade. VII. The churches of Riccarton. VIII. Wizards. IX. Mordant. X. Gold and blood. XI. Princess towers. XII. Poem as erogenous zone. XIII. Good Friday 2004/Going nowhere (death mask) -- Psalm : IV. Flymo descant (lament) -- Ride the spider.