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This poem is taken from Alan Jenkins' new collection, Harm ( pounds 6.99), which is published next week by Chatto & Windus. His previous two collections, In the Hot House and Greenheart, were published to critical acclaim. He is deputy editor of the Times Literary Supplement.
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