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David Harsent
Necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia
No wayward promise, nothing to shake the heart,nothing to warm to, no trace of harm or hurt,
nothing of jealousy, no risk of bliss,
the wide, white eye; the perfect parting kiss.
© 2007, David Harsent
From: Poetry Review, 97:1
Publisher: Poetry Review, London
From: Poetry Review, 97:1
Publisher: Poetry Review, London
David Harsent
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1942)
David Harsent won the 2005 Forward Prize for Legion, which was also shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and the TS Eliot Award; he has also been the recipient of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award, an Eric Gregory Award, two Arts Council bursaries and a Society of Authors Fellowship.
David Harsent’s work is both varied, and like that of all important writers, instantly recognisable. He is also co...
David Harsent’s work is both varied, and like that of all important writers, instantly recognisable. He is also co...
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Necrophilia
No wayward promise, nothing to shake the heart,nothing to warm to, no trace of harm or hurt,
nothing of jealousy, no risk of bliss,
the wide, white eye; the perfect parting kiss.
From: Poetry Review, 97:1
Necrophilia
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