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    Candlelit Musings
    Candlelit Musings
    Candlelit Musings
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    Candlelit Musings

    By Jana Shields

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    A poetry collection of 50 poems written between 2011-2015 by Jana Shields. The poetry formats include free-form, gogyohka, villanelle, rondeau, and virelai nouveau.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJana Shields
    Release dateDec 28, 2020
    ISBN9781005133986
    Candlelit Musings
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    Jana Shields

    Jana was born in Arkansas, and she runs a small home based business from there. The mother of three children has multiple degrees in information technology, but enjoys writing in her spare time. She enjoys writing poetry and fiction. Visit her website at janasdreams.com.

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