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Winter 1982 • Vol. IV No. 1 • Poetry |

Coinaliste

By Galway Kinnell

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Galway Kinnell was the author of ten books of poetry, including The Book of Nightmares, When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone, Imperfect Thirst, and most recently A New Selected Poems and Strong is Your Hold.

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