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Tag Archives: Faber

A Fragile Thing – Camille Ralphs’ After You Were, I Am

February 21, 2025

After a chance remark about George Herbert, the librarian pulled a small volume from the shelf: leatherbound and plain, scruffy …

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Alice Oswald’s Memorial

July 21, 2012

Buy Memorial from Faber and Faber Names assume epic proportions when listed. The Roman Catholic church’s First Eucharistic Prayer seduces …

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Shifting Sands: Jo Shapcott’s Of Mutability

July 17, 2012

Buy Of Mutability from Faber and Faber Even buildings built on the solid rock of the Eternal City sink with …

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