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Denis Johnson

Poem (Loving you is every bit as fine)

Poem (Loving you is every bit as fine)

A celebrated love poem by Denis Johnson, originally published in his 1985 collection The Veil.

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    “Denis Johnson the legend. “Loving you is every bit as fine as coming over a hill into the sun at ninety miles an hour darling…” – Denis Johnson, “Poem,” from The Veil (Alfred A. Knopf, 1985)”

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