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    ALMOST HOME: SELECTED POEMS
    ALMOST HOME: SELECTED POEMS
    ALMOST HOME: SELECTED POEMS
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    ALMOST HOME: SELECTED POEMS

    By Aaron J. Cance

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    Almost home is the culmination of twenty-five years of creating hand-made books, both for himself and for colleagues, and of crafting poetry, selecting the best pieces from that period, and collecting them in a single trade volume.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHothouse Books
    Release dateAug 24, 2021
    ISBN9781737456018
    ALMOST HOME: SELECTED POEMS
    Author

    Aaron J. Cance

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