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    The Tiger in the Vineyard
    The Tiger in the Vineyard
    The Tiger in the Vineyard
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    The Tiger in the Vineyard

    By Michael Robinson

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    The Tiger in the Vineyard is a collection shaped by wide personal experience of pressing social issues. The poems reflect a commitment to verse that is lucid, structured, accessible and vivid and draws on its tradition, and a deeply felt concern for the disadvantaged and traumatised. Written in a range of variations on traditional forms and free st
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie Lee
    Release dateAug 11, 2015
    ISBN9781760410179
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