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    Polar

    By Dobby Gibson

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    A poet descended from the New York School, Dobby Gibson’s award-winning debut is witty and expansive, driven by precise, interconnected abstractions. Gibson writes about desire in American life, observing, Amid the middleness, / there’s the feeling / that anything can be seen / and nothing reached,” seeking his truths in misunderstandings and the relentless Midwestern winter.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlice James Books
    Release dateOct 1, 2019
    ISBN9781948579827
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