Alan Buckley
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We can never be passengers any more
Alan Buckley gives us his close reading of the poem 'The Walkers' by John Glenday
![My Country](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Alan-Buckley-320x225.jpg)
My Country
by Alan Buckley — A man is judged by his work — Kurdish proverb // His fingers work the lotion into my skin. / His palms come to rest, pressing my cheeks, / before he draws them back. I close my eyes // but can't not see
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That red light in the darkness
Book Review: Alan Buckley reviews The Kids by Hannah Lowe (Bloodaxe, 2021)