The Eye of the Earth: PoemsA lyrical and panoramic body of poems from the prize-winning poet, informed by a revolutionary vision about the earth, our home. |
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Forest Echoes | 3 |
The Rocks Rose to Meet Me | 13 |
Let the Earths Pain Be Soothed | 27 |
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