9781787334274

SEÁN HEWITT

Rapture’s Road

RAPTURE’S ROAD

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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Seán Hewitt

CAPE POETRY

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First published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape in 2024

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for Nick

Whom else from rapture’s road will you expel tonight?

Agha Shahid Ali