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By Hole Ousia Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Poetry and music together

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By Hole Ousia Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

IMAGINED SPACES

In an essay published in the Scotsman [23 January 2021] Gail Low and Kirsty Gunn shared some thoughts:

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