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    Nature Poems and Paintings
    Nature Poems and Paintings
    Nature Poems and Paintings
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    Nature Poems and Paintings

    By Joan Cofrancesco and Janine Bartolotti

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    The book is a collection of poems and paintings inspired by Upstate New York.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 26, 2016
    ISBN9781524641719
    Nature Poems and Paintings
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    Joan Cofrancesco

    The author has published twenty books of poetry. She loves to hike in the Adirondacks and live in upstate New York. She had published books in Amazon Quarterly, the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Kalliope, Sinister Wisdom, the Healing Muse, 13th Moon, and other literary journals. She loves to hike, travel, visit museums, and read and write poetry.

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      Nature Poems and Paintings - Joan Cofrancesco

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      Published by AuthorHouse 09/26/2016

      ISBN: 978-1-5246-4170-2 (sc)

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