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A Guardian typo

An endearing poetic typo in my old paper in last Saturday's Guardian Review. In Michael Symmons Roberts's Soul Song the line "her thighs on his, calf to calf" was printed as "her things on his, calf to calf". I rather prefer the printed version, although here is the correct one: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/10/soul-song-michael-symmons-roberts

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:03 pm
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Tsk, tsk - sounds like they must be missing a good editor ;)
Mon, 13 May 2013 09:31 pm
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Within the context of the poem I am imagining her things on his...
Mon, 13 May 2013 09:46 pm
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So much depends upon her things, resting on his...

Are you sure calves were the only livestock in that song?
Mon, 13 May 2013 09:58 pm
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Ha ha, no livestock, but can you imagine?!
Mon, 13 May 2013 10:05 pm
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