- American poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Manners and customs, Poetry
Presents a collection of poems that explores the minutiae of life.
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Character-led, spare, contemporary and contemplative.
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- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Billy Collins
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 104
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781322080277
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