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    Modern Ghost
    Modern Ghost
    Modern Ghost
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    Modern Ghost

    By Amy Ellis

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    Modern Ghost is a short collection of 31 creepy micropoems by poet Amy Ellis. These tiny poems spin the standard Halloween camp into silvery spiderwebs and weave tradition, witchcraft, myth, and modernity into a tiny images meant to unsettle and prick at your skin. This chapbook highlights the shadows of autumn, blending the shadows and the pumpkin spice into Modern Ghosts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmy Ellis
    Release dateOct 22, 2020
    ISBN9781393306337
    Modern Ghost
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    Amy Ellis

    Amy Ellis is a Longwood University graduate with a BA in English/Creative Writing and a minor in Children’s Literature. She is currently working on her Master's degree in Digital Publishing from Oxford Brookes University in the UK. She is the founder of The Self-Publishing Toolbox, a resource for self-published authors. Find out more about the toolbox at selfpubtoolbox.com.

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