the violence of work
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The Violence of Work
from Punch On Punch OffI work in a factory
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi work a rotating roster
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi wear earmuffs & gloves
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi stamp on a press
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi still had my fingers last
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi make repetitive pieces
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi work on a tally
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi'm told to work faster
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi have smoko with Billy
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi play euchre at lunchtime
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi just do my best
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi'm paid the award for
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offi don't complain to the boss
Monday to Friday
aaa apunch onaa aaapunch offbut complain to my partner
Monday to Sunday
aaaa awant to punch on
aaa aaaa aaaa punch on.
| My work has been set on the prescribed text list in Tasmania for Independent Study by English Studies students. Download pdf (116k) Mark Seymour and the Melbourne Workers' Theatre are working up a new show on building workers. Mark has combined a couple of my poems 'Overtime' and 'The Violence of Work' and has produced a demo of a new song 'Monday to Friday'. I'll keep you posted Visit the ABC website: hear me discussing my life and my poetry Fighting racism on the Northern Plains punch
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Check out Phil Doyle's discussion of my work in the September 2004 Workers Online Listen to my 18 October discussion with Life Matters' Julie McCrossin Jane Sullivan's piece on me in the Age, Sat 30 October 2004 Interviewed by James Griffin on 'The Last Word' |
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