Ruth Sharman
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Tellisford Weir
by Ruth Sharman — We’ve swum in this river before, / though no one steps / in the same river twice. // The glassy shock, four or five frantic strokes / before we glide downstream / as if we could go on for ever: // these are familiar; what's new
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That first bright garden
Annie Fisher reviews Rain Tree by Ruth Sharman (Templar, 2022)