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Mervyn Taylor

Mervyn Taylor is a Trinidad-born poet currently residing in Brooklyn. A retired teacher, his most recent collection of poetry is Voices Carry (Shearsman Books, 2017).

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Poetry
Only babies slept through the howling winds.
Morning finds the madman absent from his post,
though his bicycle bell keeps ringing.
Mervyn Taylor

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