Thus does Edward McNeil write of sickness while comparing the human body to a timeworn hotel. This is just one of many touching and poignant metaphors found in the collected verse of Edward McNeil in his new poetry book, A Span of Poetry (1939-1999). Mr. McNeil, a retired member of the British Royal Navy who served in WWII and former cruise ship doctor, composed the poems over a 60-year period in which he traveled the globe, met many interesting people...
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