Born in Northern Ireland in 1948, Ciaran Carson has published several collections of poetry, including On the Night Watch (Wake Forest University Press, 2010)... More >
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through the trip
wired minefield
hand in hand
eyes for nothing
but ourselves
alone
undaunted by
the traps & pits
of wasted land
until
you stoop
& pluck
a stem
of eyebright