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when

Edward L. Canavan 1971 (New York)

this empty cave
echoes my silence

my heart
stares holes
thru white walls

as the lonely nights
write poetry
on the blank pages
of my
soul.
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Edward L. Canavan

Edward L. Canavan is an American poet whose work has been published in Harbinger Asylum, Poetry Quarterly, and The Oddville Press, among others. His second poetry collection entitled "Protest and Isolation" was recently released by Cyberwit Press. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he currently resides in North Hollywood, California, where he practices Buddhism and listens to MC5. more…

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