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Robert Francis, 'Silent Poem'
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06-07-2006, 11:58 AM
Tim Murphy
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I like the poem, and i adore Francis. These compounds are almost the Mod E equivalent of Old E kennings. In fact, translated into Anglo-Saxon, it would be almost apprehensible to those who lack the language, and it would still be beautiful.
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