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    Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream
    Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream
    Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream
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    Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream

    By M. L. Liebler

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    A new collection from Detroit poet M. L. Liebler, a unique voice in contemporary poetry.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWayne State University Press
    Release dateFeb 1, 2008
    ISBN9780814335253
    Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream
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    M. L. Liebler

    M. L. Liebler is an award-winning poet, literary arts activist, and professor. He is the author of several books of poetry, including Wide Awake in Someone Else’s Dream (Wayne State University Press, 2008), and an editor of the anthology Working Words: Punching the Clock and Kicking Out the Jams (Coffee House Press, 2010). He is also editor of Bob Seger's House: An Anthology of Michigan Fiction (Wayne State University Press, 2016). He has taught at Wayne State University since 1980.

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