A Poetry Notebook

A Poetry Notebook

A Poetry Notebook

Remembering Adlestrop: Edward Thomas's dream poem

What's in a name?

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Jem
Jun 20, 2025
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Camille Pissarro, Dulwich seen from Sydenham Hill, 1871
Yes. I remember Adlestrop—
The name, because one afternoon
Of heat the express-train drew up there
Unwontedly. It was late June.

Some years ago I…

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