"Is the winter sentinel"
Clifton, Levertov, Krynicki, Mezey, Plutzik
Lucille Clifton:
Denise Levertov:
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Ryszard Krynicki (tr. from Polish by Alissa Valles):
Robert Mezey:
Hyam Plutzik:
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Mercy.
“Behold and be beholden” is beautiful. I usually think of “behold” as a religious or art historical word. It’s nice to think of this word elsewhere as well.