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Tools of the Trade: Poems for New Doctors (3rd edition)
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‘Lockdown’ – a new poem by George Gunn
1 Time is locked down & the sea is blown still the rocks on the shore are birdlesspeople promenade within their restricted hoursalong the beach boulevard & the cliffslike figures from a grey scene by Lowrydesperate to forget the reality of The Pestor that the world is hanging by a golden chainfrom the pokadot roof […] ...More
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From the Front Lines: Rhona Warwick Paterson
Cross-disciplinary artist and writer Rhona Warwick Paterson trying to adjust to a world in which days lose meaning, it's hard to read, and the streets are eerily quiet. ...More
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