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    High Shelf XXII: September 2020
    High Shelf XXII: September 2020
    High Shelf XXII: September 2020
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    High Shelf XXII: September 2020

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    High Shelf is a monthly collection of poetry, art, photography, and satire from around the world, collected and curated in Portland, Oregon. High Shelf XXII (September 2020) contains 80+ pages of world-class poetry, art, photography, and satire. High Shelf XXII showcases 23 Artists/Authors from


    Canby, OR

    Santa Barbara, CA

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCathexis Northwest Press
    Release dateSep 15, 2020
    ISBN9781952869143
    High Shelf XXII: September 2020

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