November 3, 2026

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Book Excerpt: Sweet Nothings- The Love Poems of Amaru by Lee Siegel

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An exclusive excerpt from Sweet Nothings- The Love Poems of Amaru by Lee Siegel (Speaking Tiger 2022)

โ€œWill you come home to me tomorrow?โ€ 

She asks her lover in her sorrow, 

โ€œIn the morning? Or the afternoon?โ€ 

โ€œOr late at night? Tell me just how soon.โ€

 Choking on her tears, the girl delays

 A journey that will last a hundred days. โ€‰

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