Geoffrey Hill Common Poems
- 1. Respublica
The strident high
civic trumpeting
of misrule. It is
what we stand for.
... - 2. In Piam Memoriam
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Created purely from glass the saint stands,
Exposing his gifted quite empty hands
... - 3. Picture Of A Nativity
Sea-preserved, heaped with sea-spoils,
Ribs, keels, coral sores,
Detached faces, ephemeral oils,
Discharged on the worldâ??s outer shores,
... - 4. On Reading Crowds And Power
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Cloven, we are incorporate, our wounds
simple but mysterious. We have
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