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    Awake at 3 a.m.
    Awake at 3 a.m.
    Awake at 3 a.m.
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    Awake at 3 a.m.

    By John Bartlett

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    'Loss, longing and nostalgia infuse the poems in this poignant collection. Some poems are elegiac, some confessional, others alert to environmental exploitation, sexuality and human suffering. Here is a poet engaged with his world and showing us what it is to remember, to question, to see and feel.' - Julie Maclean

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie Lee
    Release dateAug 20, 2020
    ISBN9781760419769
    Awake at 3 a.m.
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    John Bartlett

    John Bartlett is the author of three novels and All Mortal Flesh, a collection of his short stories. His published non-fiction was collated in an ebook, A Tiny and Brilliant Light, in 2017. In 2019, Melbourne Poets Union published his first chapbook, The Arms of Men, and his second, Songs of the Godforsaken, was released by Picaro Poets in June 2020. His reviews, interviews and podcasts can be found at https://beyondtheestuary.com/ He lives on the southern coast of Australia.

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