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    The Art of Despondent Living
    The Art of Despondent Living
    The Art of Despondent Living
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    The Art of Despondent Living

    By Kai Finn

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    The Art of Despondent Living is a series of poems written during a time of personal discovery. The poems and micro fiction are based on my emotions of longing, guilt, and self acceptance during a tumultuous series of events.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher92Collective
    Release dateJul 5, 2014
    ISBN9781311609557
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