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Slung between the homely poplars at the end of the familiar avenue, the Great Bear in its lighted hammock swings, like a neglected gate that neither bars admission nor invites, hangs on the sagging pole its seven-pointed shape.

James Kirkup

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James Kirkup

James Kirkup

Born: April 23, 1918
Died: May 10, 2009 (aged 91)
Bio: James Falconer Kirkup, FRSL was an English poet, translator and travel writer. He wrote over 30 books, including autobiographies, novels and plays.
Known for:
  1. No More Hiroshimas (1982)
  2. The Haiku Hundred (1992)
  3. Gaijin on the Ginza (1991)
  4. I, of all people (1988)
  5. White shadows, black shadows (1970)

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