The ditch was lit like this

by Sean Johnston

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This is Sean Johnston's return to the roots, ancestralk and poetic, that have shaped his language and consciousness. Structured in five sections, the work interplays the convergence of memory and personal history. Though this is familiar ground in the world of poetry, Johnston's use of unexpected and profound anecdote is both wise and revealing.… (more)

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This is Sean Johnston's return to the roots, ancestralk and poetic, that have shaped his language and consciousness. Structured in five sections, the work interplays the convergence of memory and personal history. Though this is familiar ground in the world of poetry, Johnston's use of unexpected and profound anecdote is both wise and revealing.

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