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What does the hawk see?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by gabrielswharf

Poetry is almost always spoken of or presented as elitist. Prose has more rope and loopholes, but Poetry must be a well-designed mousetrap. There are lofty discussions of ‘Where does the poem come from?’ A typical answer might be that … Continue reading →

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