This haunting poem depicts an elusive, dangerous figure of overwhelming destructive power
The Man in the Wind
The man in the wind
who keeps us awake tonight
is not the black monk of the wind
This haunting poem depicts an elusive, dangerous figure of overwhelming destructive power
This haunting poem depicts an elusive, dangerous figure of overwhelming destructive power
The Man in the Wind
The man in the wind
who keeps us awake tonight
is not the black monk of the wind

An exploration of what constitutes the literary arts – plus all the ‘troubled hearts’ and demons that accompany it – through the…

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