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Rhapsody on an American Nightmare single work   poetry   "New York, New York"
Note: Thursday September 13th 2001 - January 2003
Issue Details: First known date: 2002-... 2002- Rhapsody on an American Nightmare
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Notes

  • Epigraph: I read the news today oh boy... / & though the news was rather sad / Well I just had to laugh / I saw the photograph... / A crowd of people turned away... / But I just had to look / Having read the book... 'A Day in the Life' -- Lennon/McCartney

  • The poem includes indicators of dynamics: e.g. grave- slowly with solemnity;
    sotto voce- very softly, under the breath; fortississimo- extremely loud; etc.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Poems About War Balmain : The Poets Union , 2002- Z1017253 2002- website Website contains a collection of poems by Australian poets concerning war. It was created as part of a campaign against war between a United States led coalition and Iraq. Balmain : The Poets Union , 2002-
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