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Vertigo by Anne Stevenson

Vertigo
Anne Stevenson

Mind led body
to the edge of the precipice.
They stared in desire
at the naked abyss.
If you love me, said mind,
take that step into silence.
If you love me, said body,
turn and exist.

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Poems 1955-2005

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This poem appeared in Poems 1955-2005 by Anne Stevenson, published by Bloodaxe Books, 2005. (Available direct from Bloodaxe Books • Also on: AmazonBookshop)

ABOUT ANNE STEVENSON

Born in Cambridge, England, on January 3, 1933, Anne Stevenson spent most of her early life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut. Stevenson’s first book of poems, Living in America (Generation, 1965), was followed shortly thereafter by her first critical collection, Elizabeth Bishop (Twayne, 1966). She authored numerous other collections of poetry, including It Looks So Simple from a Distance (Poems on the Underground, 2010); Selected Poems (Library of… (more)

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