"to accept the absence of One to say it to"
Bronk, Oliver, Zagajewski, Tranströmer, O'Hara, Rich
William Bronk:
Mary Oliver:
Adam Zagajewski (tr. from Polish by Clare Cavanagh):
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Tomas Tranströmer (tr. from Swedish by Robin Fulton):
Frank O’Hara:
Adrienne Rich:
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