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181. Asphodel by Michael RedhillI liked these poems much more than the Nora Lake Arms collection. Asphodel can refer to a section of the underworld where ordinary souls were sent in Greek mythology. The poems that dealt with an old man confronting death and the suite of Alzheimer poems relate to this and were especially good. The way one is ground down by the disease is shown almost too accurately. Asphodel can also refer to a perennial flower, which may be a hope of resurrection. The Ellis Isla...