Definition: wog (n); a thing

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  • Published 20200726
  • ISBN: 978-1-922212-50-4
  • Extent: 304pp
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A wog is a word for a thing

a polliwog, a golliwog

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Natalie D-Napoleon

Natalie D-Napoleon’s work has appeared in Meanjin, Southerly, Australian Poetry Journal and Writer’s Digest. She received the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize in 2018...

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