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    Summer of Love
    Summer of Love
    Summer of Love
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    Summer of Love

    By Joyce Kilmer

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    Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet. Before dying in World War I, he wrote many lyrical poems that spoke of the beauty of the natural world around us. Summer of Love is a collection of these beautiful poems.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 5, 2021
    ISBN4066338079770
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