I have chosen four poems from the 11th section of However Blow the Winds, "Naming the Islands." The specific poems I have been influenced by are the following, written by Newfoundland poet John Steffler:

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"Nels and his wife . . . "

"I thought I washeaded. . ."

"he's out there . . ."

"when the rain comes . . ."

Note: These are not actual titles of poems, per say. They are the first lines of untitled, and distinct poetic sections, in The Grey Islands.