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Poem of the Week: Calypso

July 16, 2008Poems1 comment

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Poem of the Week: Calypso

From: Calypso by Bob Orr, AUP, $25.

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1 comment:

  1. Peter Le Baige, 22. September 2008, 2:04

    Inspiring to see Bob crafting his great simple lines still, they’re really something to hang on with to whatever’s worth hanging on to. The argonauts surely need their salt & sugar crystals.

     

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