Table 2

This table shows the titles and order of poems in the published edition of Cave Birds (Faber 1978) and in the two lists among the drafts held by Exeter University.

FABER SEQUENCE

EXETER 'A' SEQUECE

EXETER 'B' SEQUENCE

The scream
The summoner
After the first fright
The interrogator
She seemed so considerate
The judge
The plaintiff
In these fading moments
The executioner
The accused
First, the doubtful charts…
The knight
Something was happening
The gatekeeper
A flayed crow…
The baptist
Only a little sleep…
A green mother
As I came, I saw…
A riddle
The scapegoat
After there was nothing…
The guide
His legs ran about…
Walking bare
Bride and groom…
The owl flower
The risen
Finale

The summoner
I was just walking along
The advocate
After the first fright
The interrogator
She seemed so considerate
The judge
Your mother’s bones
The plaintiff
In these fading moments…
The executioner
The accused
First, the doubtful charts…
The knight
Something was happening
The gatekeeper
The hall of judgment
The baptist
Only a little sleep…
A loyal mother
As I came I saw…
Incomparable marriage
The culprit
Alter there was nothing…
The guide
His legs ran about…
Walking bare
Bride and groom…
The good angel
The risen

The scream
The summoner
The advocate
The interrogator
Actaeon
The judge
Two dreams in a cell
The plaintiff
I called…
The executioner
Socrates’ cock
First, the doubtful charts
The knight
The gatekeeper
A flayed crow
A maze pelican
Green mother
As I came, I saw…
A riddle
The scapegoat culprit
After there was nothing…
The guide
His legs ran about…
Walking bare
Bride and groom…
The owl flower
The risen falcon
Finale

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