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Poetic Memoir as the third book in a sequence, following 'The Mullumbimby Kid' and 'The Meaoncholy Dane'.

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Woodbine Press , 2019 .
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      Extent: viii, 790 p.p.
      Description: illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour)
      ISBN: 9780949557247
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Related Works

y separately published work icon The Mullumbimby Kid : A Portrait of the Poet as a Child Edwin Wilson , Lane Cove : Woodbine Press , 2000 Z816497 2000 single work autobiography 'Autobiography of poet Edwin Wilson. Covers his childhood growing up in Mullumbimby, ending with his departure for Sydney to become a science teacher at the age of 19 years. Includes photographs.' (Publication summary)
y separately published work icon The Melancholy Dane : (A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man) Edwin Wilson , Lane Cove : Woodbine Press , 2006 Z1314914 2006 single work autobiography

'Memoirs and poems of the author who was born at Lismore, New South Wales, of Danish parents. This is memoir follows on from The Mullumbimby Kid, and describes his difficulties with living in Sydney in the 1960s and 1970s, including marriage, education and work. Lots on his lifetime struggles with Asperger’s syndrome, a high-functioning type of autism.' (Publication summary) 
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Works about this Work

Verbal Castles Ivan Head , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 63 no. 9 2019; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Etiquette with Angels Andrew Bullen , 1992 selected work poetry ; Catching the Light Suzanne Edgar , 2019 selected work poetry ; An Inherited Epic of Gilgamesh : A Poetic Memoir Dedicated to James McAuley Graeme Hetherington , 2019 selected work poetry ; The Gang of One : Selected Poems of Robert Harris Robert Harris , 2019 selected work poetry ; Long-distance Poet : (A Portrait of the Poet as an Old Fart) Edwin Wilson , 2019 selected work poetry
Verbal Castles Ivan Head , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 63 no. 9 2019; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Etiquette with Angels Andrew Bullen , 1992 selected work poetry ; Catching the Light Suzanne Edgar , 2019 selected work poetry ; An Inherited Epic of Gilgamesh : A Poetic Memoir Dedicated to James McAuley Graeme Hetherington , 2019 selected work poetry ; The Gang of One : Selected Poems of Robert Harris Robert Harris , 2019 selected work poetry ; Long-distance Poet : (A Portrait of the Poet as an Old Fart) Edwin Wilson , 2019 selected work poetry
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