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    Four Cornered Earth
    Four Cornered Earth
    Four Cornered Earth
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    Four Cornered Earth

    By Paul Mason Leiby, Jr

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    "Four Cornered Earth" is P. M. Leiby's sixth chapbook of poetry, preceded by "Of the Body Air," "They Walked Until Autumn," "Goodbye, the Unused Portion of Hello," and others. P. M. Leiby brings to bear a love of life and death encoded in the social and mental struggles. He holds an M.S. in psychology from Purdue University.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Mason Leiby, Jr
    Release dateOct 31, 2022
    ISBN9781005793289
    Four Cornered Earth
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    Paul Mason Leiby, Jr

    Paul Mason Leiby Jr is the author of nine experimental poetry books: "Lofi My Life," "Sleeping Every Sycamore Standing," "How the Bakery Pronounces Drab," "Of the Body Air," "They Walked Until Autumn," "Goodbye, the Unused Portion Hello," and others. P. M. Leiby brings to bear a love of life and death encoded in the social and mental struggles. He holds an M.S. in psychology from Purdue University.

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      Book preview

      Four Cornered Earth - Paul Mason Leiby, Jr

      Four Cornered Earth

      Paul Mason Leiby Jr

      Copyright © 10/31/2022 Paul Mason Leiby Jr

      All rights reserved.

      DEDICATed to

      Shagufta and family,

      and my family

      CONTENTS

      Poem 1

      Poem 2

      Poem 3

      Poem 4

      Poem 5

      Poem 6

      Poem 7

      Poem 8

      Poem 9

      Poem 10

      Poem 11

      Poem 12

      Poem 13

      Poem 14

      Poem 15

      Poem 16

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      Poem 25

      1

      Religion was throwing my conscience around.

      And then the wind was throwing

      the fires of Pegasus around.

      Poor abnormal drops of air died nothing,

      wrong

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