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The Poems of Seamus Heaney entombs him as the bard of a fading liberal order.
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For Larry, poetry was the molecular music of life.
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By Seamus Heaney
Late August, given heavy rain and sun
For a full week, the blackberries would ripen.
At first, just one, a glossy purple clot
Among others, red, green, hard as a knot.
You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet
Like thickened wine: summer's...
For a full week, the blackberries would ripen.
At first, just one, a glossy purple clot
Among others, red, green, hard as a knot.
You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet
Like thickened wine: summer's...
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From the magazine:Whatever You Need
By Tina Cane
What cannot be said will be wept
what cannot be wept will be bled
what cannot be bled will be buried
what…
what cannot be wept will be bled
what cannot be bled will be buried
what…
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From the magazine:Document
By Maggie Smith
The day is winter bright. I blink against it.
Each time the sun glints in my eyes,
each time I close…
Each time the sun glints in my eyes,
each time I close…
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