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POETRY BY HEART
The Welsh poet W. H. Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’. The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident whenPOETRY BY HEART
On first reading the ‘Epitaph’, it might appear to be simply a sincere and charming tribute to a pet. Cowper presents the character of Tiney in an observant and unsentimental manner and seems to appreciate the way in which the hare’s antics could soothe his aching heart. However, the ending of the poem is worth consideringcarefully.
POETRY BY HEART
I. Not my best side, I’m afraid. The artist didn’t give me a chance to. Pose properly, and as you can see, Poor chap, he had this obsession with. Triangles, so he left off two of my. Feet. I didn’t comment at the time. (What, after all, are two feet.POETRY BY HEART
Pike too immense to stir, so immense and old. That past nightfall I dared not cast. But silently cast and fished. With the hair frozen on my head. For what might move, for what eye might move. The still splashes on the dark pond, Owls hushing the floating woods. Frail on my ear against the dream.POETRY BY HEART
As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands. And lays in it and settles down to nest. Kevin feels the warm eggs, the small breast, the tucked. Neat head and claws and, finding himself linked. Into the network of eternal life, Is moved to pity: now he must hold his hand. Like a branch out in the sun and rain for weeks.POETRY BY HEART
About John Agard. Born in Guyana, John Agard emigrated to England in 1977. A poet, playwright and short‑story writer who has written many books for both adults and children, he is an exuberant, flamboyant performer of his poetry, known for his interest in social justice and his humorous, compassionate poems.POETRY BY HEART
The “Thought Fox” is a poem about the creative process and specifically about writing a poem. The first stanza locating the poem late at night in the writer’s study suggests near silence through gentle, hushed “m” sounds whilst if you have read William Blake’s poem ‘Tyger’ you may hear echoes of Blake’s poem inPOETRY BY HEART
Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension. It’s no go my honey love, it’s no go my poppet; Work your hands from day to day, the winds will blow the profit. The glass is falling hour by hour, the glass will fall forever, But if you break the bloody glass you won’t hold up the weather.POETRY BY HEART
Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet. Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter—maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged tillPOETRY BY HEART
the empty plates. laid on the stone together. with the two forks crossed. and I bent towards you. sweet in that air. in my arms. abandoned like a child. from your eager mouth. the taste ofstrawberries.
POETRY BY HEART
The Welsh poet W. H. Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’. The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident whenPOETRY BY HEART
On first reading the ‘Epitaph’, it might appear to be simply a sincere and charming tribute to a pet. Cowper presents the character of Tiney in an observant and unsentimental manner and seems to appreciate the way in which the hare’s antics could soothe his aching heart. However, the ending of the poem is worth consideringcarefully.
POETRY BY HEART
I. Not my best side, I’m afraid. The artist didn’t give me a chance to. Pose properly, and as you can see, Poor chap, he had this obsession with. Triangles, so he left off two of my. Feet. I didn’t comment at the time. (What, after all, are two feet.POETRY BY HEART
Pike too immense to stir, so immense and old. That past nightfall I dared not cast. But silently cast and fished. With the hair frozen on my head. For what might move, for what eye might move. The still splashes on the dark pond, Owls hushing the floating woods. Frail on my ear against the dream.POETRY BY HEART
As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands. And lays in it and settles down to nest. Kevin feels the warm eggs, the small breast, the tucked. Neat head and claws and, finding himself linked. Into the network of eternal life, Is moved to pity: now he must hold his hand. Like a branch out in the sun and rain for weeks.POETRY BY HEART
About John Agard. Born in Guyana, John Agard emigrated to England in 1977. A poet, playwright and short‑story writer who has written many books for both adults and children, he is an exuberant, flamboyant performer of his poetry, known for his interest in social justice and his humorous, compassionate poems.POETRY BY HEART
The “Thought Fox” is a poem about the creative process and specifically about writing a poem. The first stanza locating the poem late at night in the writer’s study suggests near silence through gentle, hushed “m” sounds whilst if you have read William Blake’s poem ‘Tyger’ you may hear echoes of Blake’s poem inPOETRY BY HEART
Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension. It’s no go my honey love, it’s no go my poppet; Work your hands from day to day, the winds will blow the profit. The glass is falling hour by hour, the glass will fall forever, But if you break the bloody glass you won’t hold up the weather.POETRY BY HEART
Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet. Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter—maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged tillPOETRY BY HEART
the empty plates. laid on the stone together. with the two forks crossed. and I bent towards you. sweet in that air. in my arms. abandoned like a child. from your eager mouth. the taste ofstrawberries.
POETRY BY HEART
On first reading the ‘Epitaph’, it might appear to be simply a sincere and charming tribute to a pet. Cowper presents the character of Tiney in an observant and unsentimental manner and seems to appreciate the way in which the hare’s antics could soothe his aching heart. However, the ending of the poem is worth consideringcarefully.
POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. “The Poplar Field”, one of Cowper’s most admired poems, captures the experience of returning to a much loved spot only to discover that it has changed significantly. The poem meditates upon a sense of past joy and present sadness. Nature is seen as full of vitality and a source of great delight throughout fiveverses.
POETRY BY HEART
Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet. Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter—maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged tillPOETRY BY HEART
About Leigh Hunt. Leigh Hunt was educated in London and published his first collection of poems, Juvenilia, at the age of 16.He started to write for newspapers before setting up the The Examiner newspaper with his brother John.The Examiner was an influential newspaper, but also contained harsh criticism of British public figures.POETRY BY HEART
I. Not my best side, I’m afraid. The artist didn’t give me a chance to. Pose properly, and as you can see, Poor chap, he had this obsession with. Triangles, so he left off two of my. Feet. I didn’t comment at the time. (What, after all, are two feet.POETRY BY HEART
Perhaps some day the sun will shine again, And I shall see that still the skies are blue. And feel once more I do not live in vain, Although bereft of You. Perhaps the golden meadows at my feet. Will make the sunny hours of Spring seem gay. And I shall find the white MayPOETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. This poem seeks to describe human behaviour and objects as if they are being seen for the first time by a visiting Martian. Consequently, the tone is detached and objective, but also quizzical. The ordinary and commonplace are illuminatedPOETRY BY HEART
Back Why register? (We're not interested in your data) You can use most of our website without any need to register. All the poem selections and ways of interacting with those are freely available, the resources in the Learning Zone, and lots of information about the Poetry By Heart competition including the competition guides.POETRY BY HEART
This is a funny, dramatic poem that can stand up to quite an over the top performance! It is a monologue where the speaker is talking to a guest who keeps breaking things. Please don’t smash things while you recite it. We don’t want you to get into trouble and it would be a big distraction from the poem! WWW.POETRYBYHEART.ORG.UK www.poetrybyheart.org.uk POETRY BY HEARTFIND OUT MORETIMELINE ANTHOLOGY 7POETRY MIX IT UPFIRST WORLD WAR POETRY SHOWCASE Poetry By Heart is a national competition in which young people in key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 choose poems they love, learn them by heart and perform them in a school or college competition. Find out more.POETRY BY HEART
The Welsh poet W. H. Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’. The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident whenPOETRY BY HEART
As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands. And lays in it and settles down to nest. Kevin feels the warm eggs, the small breast, the tucked. Neat head and claws and, finding himself linked. Into the network of eternal life, Is moved to pity: now he must hold his hand. Like a branch out in the sun and rain for weeks.POETRY BY HEART
Wolfe’s poem celebrates the valour of the British Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, who led the retreat to and defence of the port of Corunna while under attack from French troops in 1809. He was killed by cannon shot as he and his men fought a rearguard action that allowed a significant number of his army to embark, in spite of heavyPOETRY BY HEART
And call the cattle home. Across the sands of Dee;’. The western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she. The western tide crept up along the sand, And o’er and o’er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as eye could see. The rolling mist came down and hid the land:POETRY BY HEART
On first reading the ‘Epitaph’, it might appear to be simply a sincere and charming tribute to a pet. Cowper presents the character of Tiney in an observant and unsentimental manner and seems to appreciate the way in which the hare’s antics could soothe his aching heart. However, the ending of the poem is worth consideringcarefully.
POETRY BY HEART
I. Not my best side, I’m afraid. The artist didn’t give me a chance to. Pose properly, and as you can see, Poor chap, he had this obsession with. Triangles, so he left off two of my. Feet. I didn’t comment at the time. (What, after all, are two feet.POETRY BY HEART
Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet. Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter—maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged tillPOETRY BY HEART
the empty plates. laid on the stone together. with the two forks crossed. and I bent towards you. sweet in that air. in my arms. abandoned like a child. from your eager mouth. the taste ofstrawberries.
POETRY BY HEART
The God leaving, accompanied by music, is Bacchus, Antony’s protector. According to the classical writer Plutarch, Bacchus abandoned Antony the night before Alexandria was conquered by his enemies. Antony is battling with doubt and misfortune. His plans have proved ‘deceptive’ and his ‘work gone wrong’. POETRY BY HEARTFIND OUT MORETIMELINE ANTHOLOGY 7POETRY MIX IT UPFIRST WORLD WAR POETRY SHOWCASE Poetry By Heart is a national competition in which young people in key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 choose poems they love, learn them by heart and perform them in a school or college competition. Find out more.POETRY BY HEART
The Welsh poet W. H. Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’. The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident whenPOETRY BY HEART
As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands. And lays in it and settles down to nest. Kevin feels the warm eggs, the small breast, the tucked. Neat head and claws and, finding himself linked. Into the network of eternal life, Is moved to pity: now he must hold his hand. Like a branch out in the sun and rain for weeks.POETRY BY HEART
Wolfe’s poem celebrates the valour of the British Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, who led the retreat to and defence of the port of Corunna while under attack from French troops in 1809. He was killed by cannon shot as he and his men fought a rearguard action that allowed a significant number of his army to embark, in spite of heavyPOETRY BY HEART
And call the cattle home. Across the sands of Dee;’. The western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she. The western tide crept up along the sand, And o’er and o’er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as eye could see. The rolling mist came down and hid the land:POETRY BY HEART
On first reading the ‘Epitaph’, it might appear to be simply a sincere and charming tribute to a pet. Cowper presents the character of Tiney in an observant and unsentimental manner and seems to appreciate the way in which the hare’s antics could soothe his aching heart. However, the ending of the poem is worth consideringcarefully.
POETRY BY HEART
I. Not my best side, I’m afraid. The artist didn’t give me a chance to. Pose properly, and as you can see, Poor chap, he had this obsession with. Triangles, so he left off two of my. Feet. I didn’t comment at the time. (What, after all, are two feet.POETRY BY HEART
Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet. Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter—maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged tillPOETRY BY HEART
the empty plates. laid on the stone together. with the two forks crossed. and I bent towards you. sweet in that air. in my arms. abandoned like a child. from your eager mouth. the taste ofstrawberries.
POETRY BY HEART
The God leaving, accompanied by music, is Bacchus, Antony’s protector. According to the classical writer Plutarch, Bacchus abandoned Antony the night before Alexandria was conquered by his enemies. Antony is battling with doubt and misfortune. His plans have proved ‘deceptive’ and his ‘work gone wrong’.POETRY BY HEART
And call the cattle home. Across the sands of Dee;’. The western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she. The western tide crept up along the sand, And o’er and o’er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as eye could see. The rolling mist came down and hid the land:POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. Barbauld was a friend of the scientist and philosopher Joseph Priestley who is credited with the discovery of oxygen.It seems likely that this poem was prompted by witnessing Priestley’s experiments on captured mice.The title establishes the mock serious tone of the poem as a “petition” suggests a formal written request to an authority figure.POETRY BY HEART
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Surrendered, surrounded, she. takes the bullet in the head. and walks on. The missile cuts. a pathway in her mind, to an orchard.POETRY BY HEART
Back Why register? (We're not interested in your data) You can use most of our website without any need to register. All the poem selections and ways of interacting with those are freely available, the resources in the Learning Zone, and lots of information about the Poetry By Heart competition including the competition guides.POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. “The Poplar Field”, one of Cowper’s most admired poems, captures the experience of returning to a much loved spot only to discover that it has changed significantly. The poem meditates upon a sense of past joy and present sadness. Nature is seen as full of vitality and a source of great delight throughout fiveverses.
POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. The “Thought Fox” is a poem about the creative process and specifically about writing a poem. The first stanza locating the poem late at night in the writer’s study suggests near silence through gentle, hushed “m” sounds whilst if you have read William Blake’s poem ‘Tyger’ you may hear echoes of Blake’s poem in the first line.POETRY BY HEART
What if its tarry skin. were like a long, supple bolt of cloth, that is shaken and rolled out, and takes. a new shape from the contours beneath? And if it chose to lay itself down. in a new way, around a blind corner, across hills you must climb without knowing. what’s on the other side, who would not hanker.POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. This poem seeks to describe human behaviour and objects as if they are being seen for the first time by a visiting Martian. Consequently, the tone is detached and objective, but also quizzical. The ordinary and commonplace are illuminatedPOETRY BY HEART
Lo! I have flung to the East and West. Priceless treasures torn from my breast, And yielded the sons of my stricken womb. To the drum-beats of duty, the sabres of doom. Gathered like pearls in their alien graves. Silent they sleep by the Persian waves, Scattered like shells on Egyptian sands, They lie with pale brows and brave, broken hands,POETRY BY HEART
A starless drought made the nights stormy. They stayed in the city for the summer. They met in cafés. She was always early. He was late. That evening he was later. They wrapped the fan. He looked at his watch. She looked down the Boulevard des Capucines. POETRY BY HEARTFIND OUT MORETIMELINE ANTHOLOGY 7POETRY MIX IT UPFIRST WORLD WAR POETRY SHOWCASE Poetry By Heart is a national competition in which young people in key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 choose poems they love, learn them by heart and perform them in a school or college competition. Find out more.POETRY BY HEART
The Welsh poet W. H. Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’. The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident whenPOETRY BY HEART
As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands. And lays in it and settles down to nest. Kevin feels the warm eggs, the small breast, the tucked. Neat head and claws and, finding himself linked. Into the network of eternal life, Is moved to pity: now he must hold his hand. Like a branch out in the sun and rain for weeks.POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. This poem seeks to describe human behaviour and objects as if they are being seen for the first time by a visiting Martian. Consequently, the tone is detached and objective, but also quizzical. The ordinary and commonplace are illuminatedPOETRY BY HEART
Glistens like coral in all of the neighbouring gardens, And today we have naming of parts. This is the lower sling swivel. And this. Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see, When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel, Which in your case you have notgot. The branches.
POETRY BY HEART
the empty plates. laid on the stone together. with the two forks crossed. and I bent towards you. sweet in that air. in my arms. abandoned like a child. from your eager mouth. the taste ofstrawberries.
POETRY BY HEART
Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension. It’s no go my honey love, it’s no go my poppet; Work your hands from day to day, the winds will blow the profit. The glass is falling hour by hour, the glass will fall forever, But if you break the bloody glass you won’t hold up the weather.POETRY BY HEART
Wolfe’s poem celebrates the valour of the British Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, who led the retreat to and defence of the port of Corunna while under attack from French troops in 1809. He was killed by cannon shot as he and his men fought a rearguard action that allowed a significant number of his army to embark, in spite of heavyPOETRY BY HEART
Casabianca is the name of a young boy sailor. This poem is based on a true story from 1798. Casabianca will not leave his burning ship in the middle of a sea battle until his father, the commander of the ship, tells him he can. Read the poem aloud, or watch the video or listen to the audio you can find in the grey toolbar to the right ofthe poem.
POETRY BY HEART
The God leaving, accompanied by music, is Bacchus, Antony’s protector. According to the classical writer Plutarch, Bacchus abandoned Antony the night before Alexandria was conquered by his enemies. Antony is battling with doubt and misfortune. His plans have proved ‘deceptive’ and his ‘work gone wrong’. POETRY BY HEARTFIND OUT MORETIMELINE ANTHOLOGY 7POETRY MIX IT UPFIRST WORLD WAR POETRY SHOWCASE Poetry By Heart is a national competition in which young people in key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 choose poems they love, learn them by heart and perform them in a school or college competition. Find out more.POETRY BY HEART
The Welsh poet W. H. Davies wrote the poem ‘Leisure’, which famously begins:‘What is this life if, full of care,/We have no time to stand and stare.’. The poem’s theme is reflected in Davies’s own outdoor life, which was unconventional. Leaving Wales, he worked and begged his way across America, losing a leg in an accident whenPOETRY BY HEART
As a crossbeam, when a blackbird lands. And lays in it and settles down to nest. Kevin feels the warm eggs, the small breast, the tucked. Neat head and claws and, finding himself linked. Into the network of eternal life, Is moved to pity: now he must hold his hand. Like a branch out in the sun and rain for weeks.POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. This poem seeks to describe human behaviour and objects as if they are being seen for the first time by a visiting Martian. Consequently, the tone is detached and objective, but also quizzical. The ordinary and commonplace are illuminatedPOETRY BY HEART
Glistens like coral in all of the neighbouring gardens, And today we have naming of parts. This is the lower sling swivel. And this. Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see, When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel, Which in your case you have notgot. The branches.
POETRY BY HEART
the empty plates. laid on the stone together. with the two forks crossed. and I bent towards you. sweet in that air. in my arms. abandoned like a child. from your eager mouth. the taste ofstrawberries.
POETRY BY HEART
Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension. It’s no go my honey love, it’s no go my poppet; Work your hands from day to day, the winds will blow the profit. The glass is falling hour by hour, the glass will fall forever, But if you break the bloody glass you won’t hold up the weather.POETRY BY HEART
Wolfe’s poem celebrates the valour of the British Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, who led the retreat to and defence of the port of Corunna while under attack from French troops in 1809. He was killed by cannon shot as he and his men fought a rearguard action that allowed a significant number of his army to embark, in spite of heavyPOETRY BY HEART
Casabianca is the name of a young boy sailor. This poem is based on a true story from 1798. Casabianca will not leave his burning ship in the middle of a sea battle until his father, the commander of the ship, tells him he can. Read the poem aloud, or watch the video or listen to the audio you can find in the grey toolbar to the right ofthe poem.
POETRY BY HEART
The God leaving, accompanied by music, is Bacchus, Antony’s protector. According to the classical writer Plutarch, Bacchus abandoned Antony the night before Alexandria was conquered by his enemies. Antony is battling with doubt and misfortune. His plans have proved ‘deceptive’ and his ‘work gone wrong’.POETRY BY HEART
Poetry By Heart is a national competition in which young people in key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 choose poems they love, learn them by heart and perform them in a school or college competition. Find out more.POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. This poem seeks to describe human behaviour and objects as if they are being seen for the first time by a visiting Martian. Consequently, the tone is detached and objective, but also quizzical. The ordinary and commonplace are illuminatedPOETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. The “Thought Fox” is a poem about the creative process and specifically about writing a poem. The first stanza locating the poem late at night in the writer’s study suggests near silence through gentle, hushed “m” sounds whilst if you have read William Blake’s poem ‘Tyger’ you may hear echoes of Blake’s poem in the first line.POETRY BY HEART
Explore the poem. “The Poplar Field”, one of Cowper’s most admired poems, captures the experience of returning to a much loved spot only to discover that it has changed significantly. The poem meditates upon a sense of past joy and present sadness. Nature is seen as full of vitality and a source of great delight throughout fiveverses.
POETRY BY HEART
About Leigh Hunt. Leigh Hunt was educated in London and published his first collection of poems, Juvenilia, at the age of 16.He started to write for newspapers before setting up the The Examiner newspaper with his brother John.The Examiner was an influential newspaper, but also contained harsh criticism of British public figures.POETRY BY HEART
Like rain from the green leaves, in small gems of light. Now clear, while white pebbles were glistening below. Stands a lady as lovely as lady can be. Such as love may have murmured – ah, long, long ago. And the ash at the entrance hung down like a wreath. Content with its sweetness, content with its rest.POETRY BY HEART
Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet. Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter—maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged tillPOETRY BY HEART
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying. I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife; And allI
POETRY BY HEART
This is a funny, dramatic poem that can stand up to quite an over the top performance! It is a monologue where the speaker is talking to a guest who keeps breaking things. Please don’t smash things while you recite it. We don’t want you to get into trouble and it would be a big distraction from the poem!POETRY BY HEART
Little trotty wagtail, he waddled in the mud, And left his little footmarks, trample where he would. He waddled in the water-pudge, and waggle went his tail, And chirrupt up his wings to dry upon the garden rail. Little trotty wagtail, you nimble all about, And in the dimpling water-pudge you waddle in and out; Your home is nigh at hand, and inBack
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