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2014
Fixing the Broken Nightingale
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Notes
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Divided into several sections:
Prologue (pp.13-16)
Natural Disasters (pp.17-32)
Unanswered Questions (pp.33-60)
Occasional Truths (pp.61-78)
Flickering Enlightenment (pp.79-96)
A Scheme for Brightness (pp.97-110)
Epilogue (pp.111-113)
Contents
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, 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Prologuei"Stop with me now, in this moment", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Birthplacei"someone in your family once read my novel", single work poetry (p. 18)
- How Many Umbrellas or Love Lettersi"how many umbrellas or love letters have I lost in my lifetime – left in the pristine", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Wonderment as a Questioni"Don't ask me why the morning begins the day and the night ends it.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Natural Disastersi"Here it comes", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Famous Personi"I got a shock seeing you in the paper", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Carpe Diem (Or, Feel Free to Text Me after Reading This Poem)i"Poets used to write poems about seizing the day. And", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Inspiration, the Thirteenth Floori"on the top floor", single work poetry humour (p. 24)
- Surry Hills Hip Hopi"Cycling down Crown Street on the parade to the grave,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- This Poem Cost Me 24 Dollars in Cab Farei"Lateness is one of my extravagances.", single work poetry (p. 26)
- New York Nighti"after we had dinner on the bed", single work poetry (p. 27)
- What I Did on My Nervous Breakdowni"if I had been a lesser man", single work poetry (p. 28)
- The Perils of Unfindabilityi"I am wasting time,", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Making an Appearancei"You've been here all this time?", single work poetry (p. 31)
- For the Girl Who Fell in Love with New York or A Visit to My Emotional Museumi"You turned my head,", single work poetry (p. 34-36)
- 13 Acts of Unfulfilled Lovei"I feel like", single work poetry (p. 37-44)
- Desert Songi"One desert bloom is what we said", single work poetry (p. 45)
- Two Verses Found, by a Workman Whose Name Is Not Recorded, in the Bottom Drawer of an Antique Desk in an Abandoned Villa Overlooking the Seai"To my mistress", single work poetry (p. 46-48)
- Fragilei"what we took for struggle", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Travel Companioni"we fought, we talked, we ate. we carried bags and", single work poetry (p. 50)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poetic Aphorisms and Remembrances
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Live Encounters , June 2017;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry 'How does one review a book of poems by a veteran versatile artist? How does one find meaning in the innards of a mini tome? And how does one read the messages coloured into words.' (Introduction) -
Sami Rafiq Reviews Fixing the Broken Nightingale by Richard James Allen
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , August 2017;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry -
[Review Essay] Fixing the Broken Nightingale
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: StylusLit , September no. 2 2017;'Richard James Allen has returned to the form of artistic expression that launched his manifold career almost forty years ago: poetry. The result is an accomplished meditation on love, life, and artistry.' (Introduction)
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Small Gems of Poetry : Beatriz Copello Reviews ‘Fixing the Broken Nightingale’ by Richard James Allen
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October - December no. 16 2015;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry -
Richard James Allen, Fixing the Broken Nightingale
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 7 no. 2 2015;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry
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Dark Deeds Disturb While Creative Quest Engages
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 April 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of The End of the World 2014 selected work poetry ; Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry -
Alice Allan Reviews Nola Firth, Richard James Allen, Liz McQuilkin, Sandra Thibodeaux, and Wendy Fleming
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , November no. 48.0 2014;
— Review of Even if the Sun 2013 selected work poetry ; Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry ; The Nonchalant Garden 2014 selected work poetry ; Dirty H2O 2014 selected work poetry ; Backyard Lemon 2014 selected work poetry -
Michele Seminara Reviews Fixing the Broken Nightingale by Richard Allen
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , April no. 17 2015;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry -
Richard James Allen, Fixing the Broken Nightingale
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 7 no. 2 2015;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry -
Small Gems of Poetry : Beatriz Copello Reviews ‘Fixing the Broken Nightingale’ by Richard James Allen
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October - December no. 16 2015;
— Review of Fixing the Broken Nightingale 2014 selected work poetry -
[Review Essay] Fixing the Broken Nightingale
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: StylusLit , September no. 2 2017;'Richard James Allen has returned to the form of artistic expression that launched his manifold career almost forty years ago: poetry. The result is an accomplished meditation on love, life, and artistry.' (Introduction)
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