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Of all the wonderful attributes of my partners - and they are many - today, and the arrival of my brother-out-law's recent book in the post, reminded me of an unexpected side effect. More siblings-out-law means more cinnamon balls*, more book recommendations and, due to the acquisition-by-poly of not one but two poets-out-law, more poetry! I am definitely happier for more poetry in my life, and the works of my particular poets-out-law so delightful that I'm definitely counting them as a blessing.

*probably only true if your partner is Bárli

I've been reading poetry recently - firstly because I wasn't remembering what I'd read, and then waking up and remembering that I'd read the same chapter three times, I revisited 'The Mersey Sound', a book from three Liverpool poets, Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten, which Clare gave me and in which there are many beautiful, sad or hopeful poems.

Secondly, +

seraphimsigrist has been posting the poems of Arseny Tarvosky (in translation).

Here is one I particularly liked - go read more if you also like it.

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