The poems in Hold Them Close express the joys and hardships of life in its breadth, from the sacred story of Christian spirituality, to the profanity of injustice; through the isolation of the poet and PhD student's life and the deep connections to family, friends, community, and creation. In her third collection of poetry, Sarah Agnew continues to give voice to vulnerability, and thereby seek strength.
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Sarah Agnew. Hold Them Close
Hold Them Close
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
now. a day
to breathe
A lonely fragment
the colour penitent
Dragon’s tears
out of the mouths
Sing on
defiant company
unhappy
to be. wanting
unseen
mus musculus
November dark, November light2
precipitous
The Haar
Sacred whisper
uncommon joy
Before the dawn
in two places, I wish
the solitary
edging closer
but it never happened
you are loved
Breath/Prayer
Defiance
a generous turn
Two Foot London Lament
on the bus: 1
A New Aunt’s Gaze
museum of art: impression
Nanna’s House
on being found
Into One Spirit
Joy to the whole world
Perchance
when my own voice falters
For she has been a benefactor to many
if one falls in the Forest of Dreams
hung out
her heart’s not in it
Resignation
average
taking all you’ve granted
Observing the trees: Autumn
a prophet’s homecoming
chase the wild goose
I am ready
carried: home
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Sarah Agnew
I publish these poems with gratitude for the stories, people, and Spirit, who inspired so many of them, and who demonstrate again and again that we are only fully human with each other.
