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“Variation on the Word Sleep” by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood's "Variation on the Word Sleep" journeys beside and within another's grief
Posted on May 30, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In her poem “Variation on the Word Sleep“, well-loved Canadian poet Margaret Atwood (1939-) uses sleep as a metaphor for the highly personal, often isolating and poorly rehearsed journey of loss and transformation that is generally called grief in the … Continue reading →

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