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The Mower

May 2002

Nomination: The Mower [12 June 1979. From Collected Poems (1988)]

I remember too well Philip telling me of the death of the hedgehog: it was in his office the following morning with tears streaming down his face. The resultant poem ends with a message for everyone.

Betty Mackereth

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