Derek Fenton Derek Fenton i(A114859 works by)
Born: Established: 1946 Bulawayo,
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Zimbabwe,
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Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Zimbabwean
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1 Sanur Sunrise i "Nusa Pernida sleeps like a lizard", Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 67 2024;
1 Gulped Down by Goliath i "An Bang beach, an invisible giant", Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 66 2024;
1 Spinning Through Life i "Now that I am a 78", Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 66 2024;
1 Trapped Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , May vol. 31 no. 6 2024; (p. 3)
1 Misprision i "Now they have eventually set me free", Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 65 2024;
1 Drought or Draught i "Poetry once poured out of me,", Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 65 2024;
1 Let There Be Light i "Today I will have my cataracts done,", Derek Fenton , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , February vol. 31 no. 5 2024; (p. 11)
1 Beneath Mount Agung Not Smoking i "Mount Agung, standing guard over Ahmed", Derek Fenton , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 63 2023;
1 Pilansberg Placebo i "It is as it was fifteen years ago-", Derek Fenton , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 62 2023;
1 Double Cross i "I sat down beside the trio by chance", Derek Fenton , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 61 2023;
1 A Tropical Entanglement i "On alighting the train at Kuranda", Derek Fenton , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 60 2023;
1 A Pat On The Head But Not With A Sword i "My mom swore that she once patted me on the head", Derek Fenton , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 59 2022;
1 A Brief Moment in Time i "One second later and I’d have been dead—", Derek Fenton , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 58 2022;
1 They’re Laughing at Us i "One more funeral, now they’re in the camp,", Derek Fenton , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 57 2022;
1 A Nut for Leaving Home? i "Did all the gum trees I once saw at home", Derek Fenton , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 56 2022;
1 I Complain : A Rondeau i "I complain about holidays", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 55 2021;
1 A Sonnet for Jetstar i "Jetstar finally lives up to its name,", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 54 2021;
1 Annus Horribilis i "It has been an Annus Horribilis", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 53 2021;
1 Wide Awake i "Beware of the cancel culture vulture—", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , 1 June vol. 65 no. 6 2021; (p. 77)
1 Poet’s Nightmare i "It is every poet’s blight—", Derek Fenton , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 52 2021; Author's note: A villanelle. 
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