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    Trying Conclusions: New and Selected Poems, 1961 - 1991
    Trying Conclusions: New and Selected Poems, 1961 - 1991
    Trying Conclusions: New and Selected Poems, 1961 - 1991
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    Trying Conclusions: New and Selected Poems, 1961 - 1991

    By Howard Nemerov

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    Shot through with his trademark humour, 'Trying Conclusions' is the fourteenth collection of poems from the lauded writer. Containing twenty-three poems, the topics vary wildly, from short verses on waiting rooms and fast cars to longer musings on his family, war, and the US Congress. Nemerov's sense of the satirical is best seen in shorter offerings, where he takes a literary look at life from the other end of the telescope. A superb introduction to the works of one of the 20th Century's most subversive scribes.-
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSAGA Egmont
    Release dateJan 18, 2023
    ISBN9788728365724
    Trying Conclusions: New and Selected Poems, 1961 - 1991

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