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The poet’s womanhood and her roots are clearly reflected and indeed celebrated within the context of her holistic view of life. The poems deal with love in the broadest sense of the word in all its manifestations and complexity, and the joys but also pain that inevitably arise – the most fundamental concerns, experiences we all share but very few of us are able to put into words. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the second of our pamphlets in the series \u003ci\u003eMPT Poets\u003c\/i\u003e and a worthy successor to the first, very different, just as compelling. Again we got to know the poet in translations sent to us for the magazine and again we knew how lucky we were. Kristiina Ehin, wonderfully well ‘englished’ by Ilmar Lehtpere, appeared with six poems in MPT 3\/9 and a further seven in MPT 3\/13. Arc published her \u003ci\u003eThe Scent of Your Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e in their Visible Poets Series last year. 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