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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Finally a 'fucking'
that's not been almost penned over
by a reader of the library's 'Reservoir 13' before.

I wonder if that censor
had given up reading:
the 'fucking' on 76
the last straw?

Aside:
From preponderance of sounds 'or',
I wonder if the author
says Jon McGreg-awe?

Douglas Scotney

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Topic(s) of this poem: forbidden,name,rhyme,sound

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Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor. Harper Collins.2017
Surprise at someone blocking out swear-words but not quite well-enough
that you can't read what they are.

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