|  First edition | |
| Author | Richard Brautigan | 
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Erik Weber | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Poetry | 
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster | 
| Publication date | 1976 | 
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) | 
| Pages | 127 | 
| ISBN | 0-671-22263-5 | 
| OCLC | 2006053 | 
| 811/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PS3503.R2736 L6 | 
Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork is Richard Brautigan's ninth poetry publication. Published in 1976, the book includes 127 poems.[1] 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)[1]
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