19: ANTI/HEROES

mtc cronin: 22

the stars of the market
face value
a tax of loving memory
elsewhere compared to elsewhere
M or V or L
a naivety that can be illustrated
by a verdict
what was it they did with their faces?
what they didn't do?
was it the public
in the shops?
lining up
considering the pressures
of the cabin roller case
the proud moment figurine
sledding time or the absolute form handle
suggest suggest reading
the whereabouts of the wreck
and what of legal cutting?
it is as if they search for a reconstruction
jobworths
but what did they come here for?

MTC Cronin has published seven books and three booklets of poetry, the most recent being a Spanish/English edition of her 2001 book, Talking to Neruda's Questions, translated by Juan Garrido Salgado (SAFO, Santiago, Chile, 2004) and 1 - 100, (Shearsman Press, UK, 2004). Tatjana Lukic is translating a collection of her work into Bosnian and Serbian. She currently lives in Maleny, Australia, with her partner and three young daughters and is completing a PhD on poetry and law.