Kevin John Hart—one of Australia’s best poets and occasional First Things contributor —has completed his twelfth volume of poetry, Young Rain , to be published this spring. Look for mention of the collection in an upcoming issue of FT , and in the meantime you might enjoy listening to Hart read a handful of his graceful but poignant poems, new and old:
Kevin Hart on Vimeo .
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