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Writing the River: Robbie Coburn reviews Robert Adamson’s Reaching Light

Review by Robbie Coburn I have been considering how it would feel to read Robert Adamson’s work for the first time through this book, remembering the first time I read …

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Reaching Light: Selected PoemsRobbie CoburnRobert Adamson

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      • Being Sure
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      • Lighthouse Yarns
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      • Verity La Forum
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      • Heightened Talk
      • Spoken Word
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      • Through the Looking Glass
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