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To the doctor who treated the raped baby and who felt such despair
MY OWN JAIL” BY PETER HORN
To the doctor who treated the raped baby and who felt such despair
IN DETENTION – Chris van Wyk
Poem: To Whom it May Concern by Sipho Sepamla
Bare of everything but particulars
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MOTHO KE MOTHO KA BATHO BABANG Jeremy Cronin
Lord, they Roman hyacinths are blooming in bowls and
The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat:
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,