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    Vast Beauty
    Vast Beauty
    Vast Beauty
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    Vast Beauty

    By Kathy Latham

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    Where does poetry come from? The world is magical or the world is mundane depending on the eyes you have to see.

    Vast Beauty is a collection of poems and images: haiku, micropoetry and long format. They are inspired by synchronous street art, the cycles of nature, everyday wonder & the eyes and ecstasy of contemplative practice. Vast B

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSecond Simplicity Press
    Release dateOct 20, 2023
    ISBN9788269332216
    Vast Beauty
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    Kathy Latham

    Kathy Latham is a poet and teacher based in Oslo, Norway. Her lifelong love of street art began while growing up in NYC. Her celebrated poems have depth and vision drawn from soulful sensitivity and wild creativity.

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