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September fattens on vines. Roses
flake from the wall. The smoke
of harmless fires drifts to my eyes.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Geoffrey Hill
Born:
June 18, 1932
Died:
June 30, 2016
(aged 84)
Bio:
Sir Geoffrey William Hill is an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University.
Known for:
Mercian hymns (1971)
Broken Hierarchies: Poems 1952-2012 (2013)
The triumph of love (1998)
Speech! Speech! (2000)
The orchards of Syon (2002)
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