The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke: Poetry by individual poets making your own garments

making your own garments

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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke: Poetry by individual poets making your own garmentsThe Sentimental Bloke tells the story of Bill, a member of a larrikin push (or gang) in Melbourne's Little Lonsdale red light district, who encounters Doreen, a young woman "of some social aspiration", in a local market. Narrated by Bill, the poems chronicle their courtship and marriage, detailing his transformation from a violence prone gang member to a contented husband and father.