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    13 Poems for Halloween and more
    13 Poems for Halloween and more
    13 Poems for Halloween and more
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    13 Poems for Halloween and more

    By Tom Clark

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    13 Poems for Halloween and more is about gruesome creatures and ghastly things that live in the shadows on Halloween night and dwell in the darkness of our minds.

    Walk with Me

    Come walk with me,
    in poetry,
    and watch the moon ascend.
    Come see what hides,
    and there abides,
    that none can comprehend.

    So as we go,
    there to and fro,
    within this haunted night.
    Don't be a fool,
    remember the rule,
    to stay within the light.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Clark
    Release dateMar 3, 2013
    ISBN9781301284191
    13 Poems for Halloween and more
    Author

    Tom Clark

    Tom Clark is a senior lecturer in Communications at Victoria University, Melbourne. His mos recently published book is on contemporary political rhetoric, titled 'Stay on Message: Poetry and Truthfulness in Political Speech,' (Australian Scholarly Publishing, details at: http://www.scholarly.info/book/9781921875670/). Previously, he has worked as a political adviser and speechwriter. His PhD thesis, 'A Case for Irony in Beowulf, With particular reference to its epithets,' was published by Peter Lang (Bern) in 2003. His first collection of poems, 'OI,' was published by Cordite on Demand (Melbourne) in 2004.

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      13 Poems for Halloween and more - Tom Clark

      13 Poems for Halloween and more

      By Tom Clark

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      In writing I try to put my poems together in what I call themes or stories. So I will have a completely new set of poems for each book. But on rare occasions I might include the same poem in more than one book if it matches the theme or story that I am writing about.

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