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The visceral horror of war targets innocent civilian victims just trying to stay alive

Lynda Tavakoli by Lynda Tavakoli
30-07-2025 21:09
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a bag of flour –

and because he could not run
like others ran,

he returned to them,
a bagful now,

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Lynda Tavakoli is a poet, novelist and freelance writer from Northern Ireland. She is a professional member of the Irish Writers Centre and was nominated Best of the Net 2022 for her writing in short story fiction. Lynda has facilitated the Seamus Heaney Award for schools and numerous creative writing classes for adults. ‘The Boiling Point for Jam’ (Arlen House) her debut poetry collection, has received wide acclaim for its raw honesty and authenticity.

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