The persistence of February 1st 2012

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  • Published 20140805
  • ISBN: 9781922182425
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

Yesterday Wislawa Szymborska, eight-eight,

died. It is the least we can do

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John Watson

John Watson lives in the Blue Mountains of NSW. He is the author of numerous books including A First Reader (Five Islands Press,2003), Erasure...

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