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    Lapsed Capitalist: A Poetry Collection
    Lapsed Capitalist: A Poetry Collection
    Lapsed Capitalist: A Poetry Collection
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    Lapsed Capitalist: A Poetry Collection

    By Catherine West-McGrath

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    Lapsed Capitalist: A Poetry Collection contains sixty poems on our relationship with capitalism, democracy, politics, privilege, careers, class, consumerism, nature, creativity, health, happiness, love and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCatherine West-McGrath
    Release dateSep 30, 2021
    ISBN9781916320062
    Lapsed Capitalist: A Poetry Collection

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