Lyric/Anti-lyric: Essays on Contemporary Poetry (Writer As Critic, 8)

Lyric/Anti-Lyric: Essays on Contemporary Poetry (Monticello Monograph Series)

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Lyric/Anti-lyric: Essays on Contemporary Poetry (Writer As Critic, 8)

Lyric/Anti-Lyric: Essays on Contemporary Poetry (Monticello Monograph Series)

Written by Douglas Barbour
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Published May, 2001
ISBN 4377521
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