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    The Moonmen
    The Moonmen
    The Moonmen
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    The Moonmen

    By Anna Livesey

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    Building onthe impressive debutof Good Luck, this new collection from Anna Livesey contains poems that capture the eerie and exhilarating aspects of daily life. All the poems combine a crisp and shapely style with breathtaking openness and urgency in addressing personal material, particularly inthe poet'sresponses to her mother's illness andher thoughts aboutliving in the United States.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVictoria University Press
    Release dateFeb 1, 2011
    ISBN9780864736635
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