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Mon 04 Apr 2007Lines of clarity with mysteryFrancis Harvey is launching a new poetry collection, and, although he is an octogenarian, he and his work are as vital and vibrant as ever, writes Gerry Moriarty.Francis Harvey (82) is pulsing with a late-run inspirational surge. Tomorrow in the Damer Hall, at St Stephen's Green in Dublin, his Collected Poemsfrom Dedalus Press will be launched at a joint reading with the poet Gerard Smyth, whose new volume is also being published.