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y separately published work icon Fixing the Broken Nightingale selected work   poetry  
Is part of The Way Out at Last Cycle series - author
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Fixing the Broken Nightingale
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Contents

* Contents derived from the
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Australia,
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: Macao,
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China,
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East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,:Flying Island Books , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Prologuei"Stop with me now, in this moment", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 15)
Birthplacei"someone in your family once read my novel", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 18)
How Many Umbrellas or Love Lettersi"how many umbrellas or love letters have I lost in my lifetime – left in the pristine", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 19)
Wonderment as a Questioni"Don't ask me why the morning begins the day and the night ends it.", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 20)
Natural Disastersi"Here it comes", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 21)
Famous Personi"I got a shock seeing you in the paper", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 22)
Carpe Diem (Or, Feel Free to Text Me after Reading This Poem)i"Poets used to write poems about seizing the day. And", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 23)
Inspiration, the Thirteenth Floori"on the top floor", Richard James Allen , single work poetry humour (p. 24)
Surry Hills Hip Hopi"Cycling down Crown Street on the parade to the grave,", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 25)
This Poem Cost Me 24 Dollars in Cab Farei"Lateness is one of my extravagances.", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 26)
New York Nighti"after we had dinner on the bed", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 27)
What I Did on My Nervous Breakdowni"if I had been a lesser man", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Perils of Unfindabilityi"I am wasting time,", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Making an Appearancei"You've been here all this time?", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 31)
For the Girl Who Fell in Love with New York or A Visit to My Emotional Museumi"You turned my head,", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 34-36)
13 Acts of Unfulfilled Lovei"I feel like", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 37-44)
Desert Songi"One desert bloom is what we said", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 45)
Two Verses Found, by a Workman Whose Name Is Not Recorded, in the Bottom Drawer of an Antique Desk in an Abandoned Villa Overlooking the Seai"To my mistress", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 46-48)
Fragilei"what we took for struggle", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 49)
Travel Companioni"we fought, we talked, we ate. we carried bags and", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 50)
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