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Carol Rumens

Poem of the week: from At the Dimensional Border by Philip Fried

‘A world / packed in the suitcase of our cranium.’
‘A world / packed in the suitcase of our cranium.’ Photograph: Carol and Mike Werner/Alamy

Two poems from At the Dimensional Border

In our battle to be rational, we posit,
based on three points, a plane, and say it extends
— not knowing whether the universe is finite
or infinite — indefinitely. Heady
with the notions the brain entertains, the liberties
it takes. The brain with our lightweight priceless belongings
suitable for starting a home, a world
packed in the suitcase of our cranium.

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