,JAMES ,H]RIOTT ,DUKE 

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,A %ORT BIOGRAPHY ( ,AU/RALIAN AN>*I/ POET1 ,JAMES ,H]RIOTT ,DUKE1 :O ALSO LIV$ 9 ! ,U,K4 

,REMEMB]+ ,JIM ,DUKE 

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0,! VOICE PLAY$ LIKE A HUMAN SAXOPHONE40 ,NI*OLAS ,ZURBRUGG 

,I FIR/ MET ,JIM ,DUKE 9 ! BASEM5T FLAT ( ! >TI/ ,JOHN ,UPTON 9 ! N>R[ CANYON ( ,/ ,MI*AEL'S ,PLACE1 ! BOHEMIAN SLUM /REET ?AT /OOD 9 = ,GRE5WI* ,VILLAGE OR ,HAI<T ,A%BURY 9 ,BRI<TON 9 ! LATE #fS4 

,JIM WAS AS BALD AS A BILLI>D BALL AS A RESULT ( SOME AFFLICTION ?AT HAD ROBB$ HIM ( HIS HEAD HAIR4 ,HE WAS !N CLEAN %AV51 AL?\< ON HIS RETURN TO ,AU/RALIA 9 ! E>LY #gS HE BEGAN TO CULTIVATE A LUXURI\S BE>D ?AT W\LD HAVE MADE ,BAKUN9 OR ,M>X 5VI\S4 

,HE DRESS$ LIKE A ,G]MAN ,R$ ,FRONT /REETFI<T] FROM ! ,WEIM> P]IOD1 ) A LEA!RETTE PEAK$ CAP1 LEA!RETTE J]K9 & L>GE WORK BOOTS4 ,! /REET FI<T] LOOK WAS RE9=C$ BY HIS /RONG BUILD4 ,IT WASN'T JU/ A LOOK1 EI!R4 ,JIM KNOCK$ A POLICEMAN CLEAN (F HIS HORSE DUR+ ! ,BATTLE ( ,GROSV5OR ,SQU>E 9 #aifh 7PICTUR$ ABOVE71 :5 M\NT$ POLICE *>G$ ! CR[D4 

,JIM HAD A SPEE* IMP$IM5T1 BUT IT WAS NO OB/ACLE TO HIS DYNAMIC POETRY ?AT HE BELL[$ \T1 ESPECIALLY ! S\ND POEMS LIKE ,D,A,D,A6 & HIS ODE TO SPE$C> RAC+ ?AT CONSI/$ ( TRADEM>K NAMES LIKE ,MAS]ATI & ,F]R>I REPEAT$ OV] & OV] TILL !Y REA*$ A CRESC5DO ?AT BR\<T OV] ! FLA% & EXCITEM5T ( !SE EV5TS4 

,JIM WAS TO MOVE 9TO ONE ( ! BASEM5T FLATS 9 ! ,PLACE ( ! ,>*ANGEL & TO GET A JOB AS A LABORATORY TE*NICIAN AT ,SUSSEX ,UNIV]SITY4 ,JEFF ,KE51 ! GREAT EXP]IM5TAL FILM MAK]1 LIV$ 9 ! /REET1 & ,JIM WAS TO APPE> 9 MANY ( HIS FILMS4 

,JAMES ,H ,DUKE WAS BORN 9 ,BALL>AT1 ,AU/RALIA 9 #a#i#c#i4 ,HE WAS ! SON ( TWO S*OOLTEA*]S1 ( ,SCOTTI%-,IRI% DESC5T4 ,HE MOV$ ) HIS FAMILY TO ,MELB\RNE 9 ! #eS4 ,HE WORK$ AS A DRAFTSMAN1 LABORATORY ASSI/ANT & TE*NICAL WRIT]4 ,HE HAD A GREAT LOVE = *ESS & DREAM$ ( BE+ A *ESS *AMPION4 

,9 ! SIXTIES HE BECAME AN AN>*I/4 ,HE FELT CONF9$ BY ! ATMOSPH]E 9 ,AU/RALIA AT ! TIME & MOV$ TO ,5GL& VIA ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,H]E HE 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF TO ! AN>*I/S AT ,FRE$OM ,PRESS4 ,HE GREW CLOSE TO ! CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/ POLITICS ( ,ALB]T ,MELTZ]4 ,) ANO!R ,AU/RALIAN AN>*I/1 ,T$ ,KAVANA<1 HE WORK$ AT ! ,WOOD5 ,%OE ,BOOK%OP 9 ,COPTIC ,/REET1 UNTIL IT WAS =C$ TO CLOSE BECAUSE ( BANKRUPTCY4 ,HE WROTE A PAMPHLET ON ,DADAISM BR\<T \T BY ,COPTIC ,PRESS4 ,DADAISM 9FLU5C$ HIM PR(\NDLY & HE WAS TO BE 9SPIR$ BY ,KURT ,S*WITT]S 9 HIS COLLAGES & BY ,RA\L ,HAUSMANN4 

,JIM MOV$ D[N TO ,BRI<TON ALONGSIDE ,T$ & HIS P>TN] ! ,G]MAN ,ANNA ,BLUME4 ,A PA9FUL LOVE TRIANGLE DEVELOP$ BETWE5 ,JIM & ,T$ & ,ANNA1 :O 9 ! 5D RETURN$ TO ,G]MANY4 

,JIM ATT5D$ MEET+S ( ! ,BRI<TON ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P 9 ! FLAT ( ,DAVE & ,JEANNE ,LEPP] 7,DAVE LAT] BECAME ,LABOR ,M,P = ,KEMPT[N1 ,BRI<TON74 ,HE ALSO P]=M$ AT ! OP5 AIR ,SUNDAY GA!R+S ON ! ,FI%M>KET ,H>D ORGANIZ$ BY ,JOHN ,UPTON & ,RI*>D ,MILL] 7:O HAD HELP$ F\ND ! ,BRI<TON ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P74 ,!SE CONSI/$ ( POETRY READ+S & ACTION PA9T+S & SATIRICAL ANN\NCEM5TS4 ,HE ALSO HON$ HIS >T AT ! ,BRI<TON ,COMB9ATION >TS LAB AT ! BOTTOM ( ,WE/ ,/REET4 ,ON ! SEAFRONT AT ! ,FI%M>KET ,H>D HE P]=M$ ,D,A,D,A6 & TOOK ,JOE ,HILL'S OLD ,WOBBLY SONG & SATIRE ON ,ONW>D ,*RI/IAN ,SOLDI] TO PIECES & PUT IT TOGE!R AGA9 9 ! MO/ >RE/+ WAY6 

,I HAVE VIVID MEMORIES ( ,JIM HOLD+ =? AT HIS FLAT 9 ,/4 ,MI*AEL'S ,PLACE OR R\ND AT ,T$ ,KAVANA<'S1 :]E DISCUSSIONS RANG$ WIDELY OV] POLITICS1 >T & CULTURE1 & :]E HE REVEAL$ ! DEP? & BREAD? ( HIS KN[L$GE4 

,JIM RETURN$ TO ,AU/RALIA 9 ! E>LY #gS 1 & P]=M$ POETRY UND] ! NAME ( ,JAS ,H4 ,DUKE4 ,HE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! WORK ( ,COLLECTIVE ,EF=T ,PRESS 9CLUD+ ! PIONE]+ #ibe - A POETRY MAGAZ9E1 = ! WORK]S1 BY ! WORK]S AB\T ! WORK]S WORK4 ,HE HAD TAK5 UP WORK AS A DRAFTSMAN AGA9 ) ! ,MELB\RNE ,METROPOLITAN ,BO>D ( ,WORKS1 & HE WROTE AB\T HIS JOB 9 #i#b#e4 ,HE BR\<T \T A SURREAL NOVEL 9 #ai< CALL$ ,DE/9Y ,WOOD1 :I* HAD POEMS TRANSLAT$ FROM ,G]MAN1 & A SECTION ( CONCRETE POETRY4 ,HE CONTRIBUT$ TO ! FIR/ ,VISUAL ,POETRY ,AN?OLOGY ( ,AU/RALIA ,MISS+ ,=MS BR\<T \T 9 #aiha BY ,COLLECTIVE ,EF=T ,PRESS4 

,! LA/ BOOK ( HIS POEMS ?AT APPE>$ BE=E HIS DEA? WAS ,POEMS ( ,W> & ,PEACE PUBLI%$ 9 #aihi BY ,COLLECTIVE ,EF=T ,PRESS4 

,HIS DYNAMIC & FI]CELY 5]GETIC & PHYSICAL P]=MANCES /UNN$ & 5?RALL$ AUDI5CES4 ,HIS AN>*ISM1 (T5 APP>5T 9 HIS POEMS1 EXCLUD$ HIM FROM LOOK+ = FAME4 ,HE WAS LITTLE KN[N 9 ,AU/RALIA OR ELSE:]E1 DESPITE ! DYNAMISM ( HIS WORK ,AS ,K>L ,Y\NG SAYS 9 HIS ,9TRODUCTION TO ,JAS ,H4 ,DUKE30 IT'S A %AME = ! RE/ ( US ?AT HE REMA9S SU* A WELL KEPT SECRET407HTTP3_/_/WWW4?+4NET_/@9GRI/_/L@&D_/?ALIA_/AU-JD4HTM7 ,HE GOT ! AUDI5CE EAT+ \T ( HIS H& :5 HE MADE ONE MEMORABLE APPE>ANCE AT A ROCK FE/IVAL1 ! ,LIVID ,FE/IVAL 9 ,QUE5SL& 9 #a#i#i1 CAPTUR+ ! 5?USIASM ( ! Y\NG CR[D4 

,HE DI$ ( A HE>T ATTACK ON ! #a#i? ,JUNE #aiib BR\<T ON BY A %ATT]$ LEG BONE AS A RESULT ( FALL+ OV] A CONCRETE /EP4 

,AS HE WAS BE+ :EEL$ 9TO SURG]Y1 ,?ALIA 7A ,MELB\RNE POET7 :O W5T TO VISIT HIM1 TOLD ! NURSES TO TAKE C>E ( HIM 0'COS HE WAS ONE ( ,AU/RALIA'S GREATE/ POETS40 ,!Y LAU<$1 & ASK$ HIM TO RECITE A POEM4 ,?\< 9 A LOT ( PA91 HE SAT UP & RECIT$ ',SOLID>ITY ,EXPLA9$'3 

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