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    Used Cow for Sale: Poems of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
    Used Cow for Sale: Poems of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
    Used Cow for Sale: Poems of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
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    Used Cow for Sale: Poems of Love, Lust, and Lunacy

    By Melisa K.L. Graham and Phillip Lewis

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    Used Cow for Sale is a provocative, insightful, and wickedly clever collection of poems that highlights the cycle of adult romantic relationships. Love, lust, loss, lunacy, lactation, loneliness, and liberation all play a part. The author, Melisa Graham, is not an actual cow, although her impression of one could fool you. She is a freel

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMelisa Graham Creative
    Release dateJan 17, 2024
    ISBN9798989910915
    Used Cow for Sale: Poems of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
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    Melisa K.L. Graham

    Melisa K. L. Graham was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, to a family with its roots deeply embedded in the North Carolina mountains. Her childhood weekends were split between church activities and visiting the family farm. On those trips to the hills, she learned never to pass a pasture without mooing at the cows. It's rude not to say hello to your neighbors. And what is life if you can't make weird noises when the spirit moves you? She earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University with a double major in English and religion. Most of her English classes had religious themes, and most of her religion classes had literary themes. She currently works as a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and editor. Her work (at least the bits with her own byline) has appeared in "Kakalak 2013," "b2bTRIBE" magazine, and "Unveiling the Secrets." Connect with her on Instagram and Threads @1smelisa.

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