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What Do I Know - Celia A Sorhaindo
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Creation - Celia A Sorhaindo
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Surge 3 - Jay Bernard
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Andrew Johnston
B. 1963
Rest on memory's sea-bed: we will swim down to thee. - Andrew Johnston, 'The Sunflower'
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Owen Sheers
B. 1974
Finely wrought verse that is tough, but also lyrical. A distinctive new voice - Neil Rollinson
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Ruth Padel
B. 1947
Go for it, petal. Nothing's as real as what you write. (from Writing to Onegin, Ruth Padel)
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Fred D’Aguiar
B. 1960
I want that next poem. To get it I'll shed my skin, I'll lose my name, pretend I have no history, be history's fool, become elemental, all of these, none of these. - Fred D'Aguiar
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RF Langley
B. 1938 D. 2011
A Midsummer Night's Dream might still be the answer to everything. - R. F. Langley