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    The King of Bean
    The King of Bean
    The King of Bean
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    The King of Bean

    By Brent MacKay

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    A sure-tongued linguistic menagerie. Brent’s poems also appear in News and Weather: Seven Canadian Poets edited by August Kleinzahler - This anthology cuts into the Canadian poetry scene on a fresh, oblique angle. Included are Robert Bringhurst, Margaret Avison, A.F. Moritz, Guy Birchard, Terry Humby, Alexander Hutchinson and Brent MacKay.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrick Books
    Release dateMay 15, 1981
    ISBN9781771312011
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