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Derek Fenton Derek Fenton i(A114859 works by)
Born: Established: 1946 Bulawayo,
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Zimbabwe,
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Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Zimbabwean
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1 A Sonnet for Jetstar i "Jetstar finally lives up to its name,", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 54 2021;
1 Annus Horribilis i "It has been an Annus Horribilis", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 53 2021;
1 Wide Awake i "Beware of the cancel culture vulture—", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , 1 June vol. 65 no. 6 2021; (p. 77)
1 Poet’s Nightmare i "It is every poet’s blight—", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 52 2021; Author's note: A villanelle. 
1 A New Herman’s Hermit i "There’s a kind of hush all over the world", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 52 2021;
1 MADIBA i "After twenty-seven years in a cell,", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 51 2021;
1 Homage to Edward Thomas i "I have stopped at countless little dorps", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 51 2021;
1 Hamba Khahle Mukiwa i "We never really wanted you at all,", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 51 2021;
1 My Corona i "It used to have pleasant connotations", Derek Fenton , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 50 2020;
1 Goan Home i "It used to end the hippy trail-", Derek Fenton , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 48 2020;
1 TB or Not TB? i "I did it over sixty years ago,", Derek Fenton , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 64 no. 9 2020; (p. 110) Creatrix , June no. 49 2020;
1 The Wait Is Over i "He says he is waiting to write", Derek Fenton , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 64 no. 5 2020; (p. 74)
1 Aren’t We Kind i "Back in Hansie’s day, we were paid to lose,", Derek Fenton , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 46 2019;
1 Rhyme or Reason i "A rhyming poem, a stranger,", Derek Fenton , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 44 2019;
1 A Library Has Been Destroyed i "A library has been destroyed", Derek Fenton , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 63 no. 6 2019; (p. 43)
1 It’s Always Cricket i "A poem read silently alone,", Derek Fenton , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 63 no. 4 2019; (p. 95)
1 Snowstorm in Shangrila i "There is a country not too far away", Derek Fenton , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 63 no. 4 2019; (p. 57)
1 ALWAYS MUM i "I’ll never love you any less,", Derek Fenton , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 43 2018;
1 KEEPING MUM i "I always knew I would meet you one day", Derek Fenton , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 43 2018;
1 Walking on Water i "On the edge of the Danube in Budapest", Derek Fenton , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 42 2018;
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