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Born in August 16, 1926 / Died in May 23, 1971 / United States / English

Poems by Lew Welch

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The image, as in a Hexagram:

... The hermit locks his door against the blizzard ...

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Wobbly Rock

...   3. I have been in many shapes before I attained congenial form ...

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Chicago Poem

... Here and there, the feeding rings of fish were visible a hundred ...

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Springtime in the Rockies, Lichen

...   These are the stamps of the final envelope ...

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[I Saw Myself]

... I saw myself a ring of bone ...

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Circle Poems

...   When he was 20, he understood some of the secrets of ...

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Not yet 40, my beard is already white.

... and when the afternoon breeze comes upI'll sleep until I see the moon ...

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Dear Joanne

... Dear Joanne,Last night Magda dreamed that she, ...

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Taxi Suite (excerpt: 1. After Anacreon)

... all may command me, yet I am in command of all who doWhen I drive cab ...