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    The Compost Reader
    The Compost Reader
    The Compost Reader
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    The Compost Reader

    By Karen Schubert

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    "Karen Schubert's poems begin in the moment in a particular place and time, without introductions, without commentary. But this stark present is gradually woven with reminiscence which, like compost, makes the moment yield its full possibilities. As the poem grows, the distance between writer and reader diminishes until we feel a bond with genui

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAccents Publishing, LLC
    Release dateOct 15, 2020
    ISBN9781936628841
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