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Jan Kemp was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, in 1949. She was the sole woman anthologized in...
Puriri
Puriri
A puriri moth's wing
lies light in my hand
my breath can lift it ―
light as this torn wing
we lie on love's breath.
from Against the Softness of Woman (Caveman Press, 1976), copyright © Jan Kemp 1976, used by permission of the author
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