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Drew Milne

Drew Milne is the Judith E Wilson Lecturer in Drama & Poetry, University of Cambridge. Recent books include Reactor Red Shoes (Veer, 2013), with John Kinsella; Burnt Laconics Bloom (Oystercatcher Press, 2013) and equipollence (The Song Cave, 2012). His website is http://drewmilne.tripod.com.

Winter 2014

refrains

By Drew Milne

grief is with me sharp again
           hungry to take what’s left
           even hoover through the cough mixture