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January 27, 2015March 18, 2015 ~ lou2300

Brunswick. January. 35 Degrees

Behind each eyelid,
a mirage,
having entered
a dark room from light
ripple from tar to sky
illusion of narrowness
up ahead
on this road of hookah cafes,
gaudy bridal shops,
and gilded Italian bedheads

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Lou Smith is a Melbourne-based poet and researcher who grew up in Newcastle, NSW. Her work investigates sense of place, cultural memory and familial identity. Lou possesses a very [un]healthy obsession with her hometown!
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