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On the Desire to Levitate : Poems /

"On the Desire to Levitate is the first collection of poems by Alison Powell. This striking collection includes vivid, unflinching meditations on aging, mythology, poetry, and family. In tight, elegant lines that alternate between homage and elegy, these poems explore known subjects with a rebe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Powell, Alison, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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