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    The Poetic Ramblings of an Old Australian
    The Poetic Ramblings of an Old Australian
    The Poetic Ramblings of an Old Australian
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    The Poetic Ramblings of an Old Australian

    By Ken Gower

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    A collection of poems looking at life in Australia through the eyes of someone who has seen it all. This collection of poems deals with a diverse range of topics from the Coronavirus pandemic to the heroes who fought the raging fires to poems about local towns and their characters. Quintessentially Australian, these poems don't hold back and paint the perfect picture of all the different types of Australian lives.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateDec 22, 2020
    ISBN9781922553102
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