Collected Love Poems

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This edition published by Harper Perennial 2007

FIRST EDITION

Some of these poems have previously been published in the following collections of Brian Patten’s poetry: Love Poems (Flamingo, 1992); Grinning Jack (Flamingo, 1995); Storm Damage (Flamingo, 1995); and Armada (Flamingo, 1996).

Brian Patten asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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