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A Poetic Charm from Bill Manhire

A Poetic Charm from Bill Manhire

By Bill on August 15, 2011

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This is a timeless poetry piece that appeared about ten years ago in a book of essays—after being in a New Zealand literary magazine before that. Thankfully, it has finally washed ashore in America.   Charm By Bill Manhire Wen 1 Wen, wen, little wen here you shall not timber nor have abode but journey [...]

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Bill Manhire, Coleridge, Gary Snyder, magic power, poetry, Sam Hunt, Shelley, talisman, Tennyson, wen, Yeats | Leave a response

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