
Click here to read the classic poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service

Click here to read the classic poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service






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Spall (spɔl)
n. 1. a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore. v.t. 2. to break into smaller pieces, as ore; split or chip. v.i. 3. to break or split off in chips or bits. [1750–60;


Thinking of Sylvia Plath on what would have been her 87th birthday – and all the poets and writers she has inspired – but not in that way.