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Anne Stevenson - Poems 1955-2005 (2005)

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Mind led body
to the edge of the precipice.
They stared in desire
at the naked abyss.
If you love me, said mind,
take that step into silence.
If you love me, said body,
turn and exist.


Anne Stevenson

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Anne Stevenson

Anne Stevenson

Born: January 3, 1933
Died: September 14, 2020 (aged 87)
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