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Juggler single work   poetry   "Tense as a crouching cat, his head thrust out,"
Alternative title: I : Juggler
Is part of Circus Triptych Jan Owen , 1984 sequence poetry
  • Author:agent Jan Owen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/owen-jan
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 Juggler
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Notes

  • The last line, 'The centre holds; we sit back reassured,' alludes to W. B. Yeats' famous, 'The centre cannot hold,' and implies that the juggler's success portends stability beyond circus limits.

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