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Book Title: Poetry Of The Possible: Spontaneity, Modernism, And The Mult...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 1.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Joel Nickels
Publication Name: Poetry of the Possible : Spontaneity, Modernism, and the Multitude
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
