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Deborah Keenan

Deborah Keenan Books

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Deborah Keenan, born in 1950, is a talented poet whose works are renowned for their profound emotions and unique style.

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“My children's faces are private candles i sometimes worship at.”

Children Sometimes Faces Worship My Children Candle

Book:Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems

Source: Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems

“My son called to me that God was inside his red fire engine. He wanted to show me. I did move as fast as I could, spilling like water through the kitchen door into a summer day, but God had left by the time I got there. My son smiled, told me I'd missed him by seconds.”

Shows Wanted Moving Left Water Fire Doors Son Summer Red Kitchen My Son Seconds Engines Show Me Summer Days Spilling

Book:Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems

Source: Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems

“The longing to be holy makes us weep, and we trust tears since they are made of water and come from our body, a double blessing.”

Made Body Water Tears Holy Blessing Longing Holiness

Author:Deborah Keenan

“In poetry you can leave out everything but the truth.”

Author:Deborah Keenan

“This path, this road that is one perfect straight line even if it goes around the world through heat and fog and rain and snow and it's my life I keep thinking. It's my life.”

Ifs Thinking World Lines Perfect Path Rain Snow Around The World Heat Fog Straight Lines Rain And Snow

Book:Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems

Source: Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems

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Born: 1950
Known for: Poet
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