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    Reflections: Poetic Thoughts About Parkinson's, Pandemic & Life
    Reflections: Poetic Thoughts About Parkinson's, Pandemic & Life
    Reflections: Poetic Thoughts About Parkinson's, Pandemic & Life
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    Reflections: Poetic Thoughts About Parkinson's, Pandemic & Life

    By Mark Coxe

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    This book is a collection of poems by someone living with Parkinson's during the Coronavirus crisis.

    This collection includes poems which attempt to put Parkinson's in its place, poems which make cynical obse

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Coxe Publishing
    Release dateJun 30, 2023
    ISBN9781739388638
    Reflections: Poetic Thoughts About Parkinson's, Pandemic & Life

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