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Michael Penny

Michael Penny has been cast away (although with ferry service) on an island that has taught him to pay attention to where he lives. His most recent book is Outside, Inside, from McGill-Queen’s University Press.

PoetryMarch 21, 2017

The Catalogue of Living Here

By Michael Penny

1. The maple measures out the space its buds will need for leaf and flowers pick colours from the charts laid out in the…

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