Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork is Richard Brautigan's ninth poetry publication. Published in 1976, the book includes 127 poems.Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork entry on Brautigan website The four line title poem discusses the effort and interest in undertaking an obviously impossible task, such as loading the liquid metal Mercury using only a pitchfork. Loading mercury with a pitchfork your truck is almost full. The neighbors take a certain pride in you. They stand around watching. "Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork" (1971)
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External links Entry on Brautigan.net