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    Excerpt from A Phial of Passing Memories by James Yékú  banner. Background image from cover of light yellow and tan sky with silhouette of birds flying to top right of image, and hand holding photographs as they disintegrate in the sky to lower left of banner. Full cover with full image to centre left and light grey border, solid darker green-grey section to centre with text and Open Book logo overlaid.
    July 17, 2025

    Read an Excerpt From A Phial of Passing Memories by James Yékú

    Poet and scholar James Yékú’ has written in a variety of forms, but he returns this month with a second poetry collection that is deep and evocative, and that firmly grounds the reader in particular ...

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