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Letter: Briefly

ONLY three weeks into your "Sunday Poem" feature (Review) and I'm hooked. It is rare for contemporary poetry to be given the detailed technical analysis it deserves, but Ruth Padel's illuminating comments lead one from scrutiny of details to the thematic heart of the matter.

STEPHEN OLIVER

Epsom, Surrey

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