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    Blue Dusk: New & Selected Poems, 1951-2001
    Blue Dusk: New & Selected Poems, 1951-2001
    Blue Dusk: New & Selected Poems, 1951-2001
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    Blue Dusk: New & Selected Poems, 1951-2001

    By Madeline DeFrees

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    * DeFrees was a nun for 38 years. Her tenure at the convent of the Holy Names has served as a recurring metaphor in her poems * This collection gathers 40 years of poetry into one volume. * She studied with some of the premier poets of last century, and taught legions of other younger poets. (She is revered as a caring, wise teacher.) *Convent allowed her a shelter of creative freedom
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCopper Canyon Press
    Release dateJun 7, 2013
    ISBN9781619321090
    Blue Dusk: New & Selected Poems, 1951-2001

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