"angel in a sunken bell"
Gunn, Jean, Soto, Molesworth, Šalamun
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Thom Gunn:
Jennifer Jean:
Gary Soto:
Charles Molesworth:
Tomaž Šalamun (tr. from Slovenian by Brian Henry):
Django Reinhardt, “Mystery Pacific,” rec. April 26, 1937:
As one living in a Pacific coastal community, I completely understand the allure. My fav here? Thom Gunn's last stanza. Why? I was a teenager standing in that same water with the love of my life. We still visit the same sea.