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    Human Presences and Possible Futures
    Human Presences and Possible Futures
    Human Presences and Possible Futures
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    Human Presences and Possible Futures

    By Robert Dickson

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    This bilingual collection of poetry is a selection of award-winning Franco-Ontarian poet Robert Dickson's various collections of poetry, including his Governor-General Award winning Humains paysages en temps de paix relative (Human Landscapes in Times of Relative Peace).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGuernica
    Release dateApr 30, 2013
    ISBN9781550716672
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