"alloyed with laurel, laureled with mineral"

Shepherd, Ryuichi, Blake, Thomas, Clifton

Reginald Shepherd:

Tamara Ryuichi (tr. from Japanese by Takako Lento):

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William Blake:

Dylan Thomas:

Lucille Clifton:

Ken Nordine, “Green,” rec. 1966:

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