The Telling Error (49 page)

Thanks to Carcanet for permission to publish an extract from ‘Deep-Rooted Fears’ by C.H. Sisson. The poem appears in his Carcanet collection
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Last but far from least, I would like to thank the uniquely awesome Dan Mallory, whose inspiring friendship and endless enthusiasm for discussing books and human beings with me has added a new dimension to my life.