Waking the Moon

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“The Hollow Men” in Collected Poems 1909-1962 by T.S. Eliot, copyright 1936 by Harcourt Brace & Co., copyright © 1964, 1963 by T.S. Eliot, reprinted by permission of the publisher.

“In the Evening,” “The City,” and “Voices,” in The Complete Poems of Cavafy, copyright © 1961 and renewed 1989 by Rae Dalven, reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Co.

“Northern Sky” written by Nick Drake. Copyright © 1970 Warlock Music (BMI). Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.

“She Lives (in a Time of Her Own)” © 1981 by Roky Erickson, Tapier Music.

“I Have Always Been Here Before” © 1981 by Roky Erickson, Orb Music Co./Bleb Alien Saucer Publishing.

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