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Book Title: Poetry As Survival
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Gregory Orr
Publication Name: Poetry As Survival
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Series: The Life of Poetry: Poets ON Their Art and Craft Ser.
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 242 Pages
