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Kim Nelson's avatar

Valentine's signature style is my center land. Love her spare yet bold diction and imagery. Thank you for sharing this, Mike.

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Mike Rivera's avatar

Agreed completely. It just makes you want to sit with it for a while and enjoy.

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Victoria Nordgren's avatar

What a wonderful poem, and what a thoughtful reflection on how it is made and what it contains. I know I picked up a secondhand copy of her poems in Provincetown a few years ago. I am now going to look for it!

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Mike Rivera's avatar

I found a first edition Louise Imogen Guiney at that used bookstore at the end of the alley in Provincetown a few years back. That place is a goldmine. Thank for reading. Glad you enjoyed it!

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