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    Tweets from a Savage State
    Tweets from a Savage State
    Tweets from a Savage State
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    Tweets from a Savage State

    By Lawrence Willet Ragan

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    If Basho, Mark Twain, Hank Williams, James Dickey and Kay Ryan ever collaborated on a book of poems, it might approach the genius of Larry Ragans Tweets from a Savage State.

    David Huddle Author of Glory River and Blacksnake at the Family Reunion
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 17, 2014
    ISBN9781491852484
    Tweets from a Savage State
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    Lawrence Willet Ragan

    Larry Ragan is an award winning playwright and journalist. His novel Hudson Man and childrens’ book Songs Father Otter Taught His Daughter are available from booksellers online and in your neighborhood.

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