"abandoned unto utter abandon"
Levis, Dickinson, Tate, Sze, Mead, Howe
Larry Levis:
Emily Dickinson:
One need not be/a Chamber—to be/Haunted—/One need not/be a House—/The Brain has/Corridors—surpassing /Material Place—//Far safer, of a/Midnight Meeting /
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