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B. N. Oakman B. N. Oakman i(A95369 works by) (a.k.a. Bruce Oakman)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon B N Oakman : Australian Poet B. N. Oakman , Australia : B. N. Oakman , Z1908873 website The webpage provides details of Oakman's publications and links to reviews of his work.
1 Divination i "pour your angst into those deep pools", B. N. Oakman , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 25 no. 1 2021;
1 Your Tiny Hand i "driving to Melbourne", B. N. Oakman , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 20 September vol. 30 no. 19 2020;
1 My Father Laboured i "my father laboured in unskilled jobs for 51 years from age 14", B. N. Oakman , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 20 September vol. 30 no. 19 2020;
1 Unfunded Empathy i "an astonishing phrase from a believer", B. N. Oakman , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 20 September vol. 30 no. 19 2020;
Author's note: On Monday 29 July 2019 the prime minister of Australia declared he would not engage in 'unfunded empathy' by raising the Newstart payment which, at the time, was $277.85 per week.
1 A Valley in Spain i "Late autumn. The Jarama is sluggish,", B. N. Oakman , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 20 September vol. 30 no. 19 2020;
1 Finisterre i "I’m standing at the end of the earth—where", B. N. Oakman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , December no. 163 2019; (p. 53)
1 At the Grave of Antonio Machado i "The rain is gusting off the Mediterranean.", B. N. Oakman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , December no. 163 2019; (p. 52)
1 The Ball i "We took heart to hear", B. N. Oakman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 28 July vol. 29 no. 15 2019;
1 He Rang i "a voice made for poetry", B. N. Oakman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 28 July vol. 29 no. 15 2019;
1 The Jungle i "high school was red brick, old style, pre-prefab", B. N. Oakman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 28 July vol. 29 no. 15 2019;
1 Dining with Goya in the Villa of the Deaf Man i "I’m dining with Goya in Quinta del Sordo, a villa", B. N. Oakman , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 91 2019;
1 No Place Like B. N. Oakman , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 39 2018; (p. 187-188)
1 The Prison i "Turistas ask ‘Why all this talk of civil war? It’s long over.", B. N. Oakman , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , February no. 152 2018; (p. 51)
1 Return i "I return a stranger to a place once my entire world.", B. N. Oakman , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , February no. 152 2018; (p. 50)
1 Expansive Splendour i "flesh tinged grey as if his core were shutting down", B. N. Oakman , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 38 2017; (p. 246-247)
1 Avenida de America i "back where I set out this morning I ascend from line six", B. N. Oakman , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 36 no. 4 2017; (p. 50)
1 One Time Friend i "Once upon a time we were related, emerging biographies", B. N. Oakman , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 8 October vol. 27 no. 20 2017; (p. 47-48)
1 Mm i "So alive in death is how Juan Ramon Jimenez described the poet Antonio", B. N. Oakman , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 8 October vol. 27 no. 20 2017; (p. 46-47)
1 Samuel i "He's not difficult to find. Black men stand out in rich", B. N. Oakman , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 8 October vol. 27 no. 20 2017; (p. 45-46)
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