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    The Skin of Dreams: New and Collected Poems 1995-2018
    The Skin of Dreams: New and Collected Poems 1995-2018
    The Skin of Dreams: New and Collected Poems 1995-2018
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    The Skin of Dreams: New and Collected Poems 1995-2018

    By Quraysh Ali Lansana

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    A 2020 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist.

    Traversing twenty-three years of earth and breath, Quraysh Ali Lansana’s first new and collected poems roadmaps small town Oklahoma to southside Chicago in compelling poems that question, surprise and dare. As a direct descendent of the Black Arts Movement and last studen

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Calliope Group
    Release dateApr 27, 2019
    ISBN9781733647410
    The Skin of Dreams: New and Collected Poems 1995-2018

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