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Jane Hirshfield
Poetry

Jane Hirshfield – For What Binds Us

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Vanessa Able

What it is that brings us together, binds our relationships and heals our wounds, even beyond the limits of our own agency?

Tagged forces, gravity, love, Poem, proud flesh, relationship, scars, wounds2 Comments

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