Reviews | March 01, 2008
A Review of Seven First Poetry Books
Chad Parmenter
Featuring reviews of:
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Floating City by Anne Pierson Wiese
Standing in Line for the Beast by Jason Bredle
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The Man Suit by Zachary Schomburg
Frail-Craft by Jessica Fisher.
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