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    The Lonely Ruby-An Anthology
    The Lonely Ruby-An Anthology
    The Lonely Ruby-An Anthology
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    The Lonely Ruby-An Anthology

    By Taran Balakrishnan

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    When I began my journey in poetry, it was simply an attempt to recreate some of the pieces I had been exposed to in my school literature classes. I considered creating poetry a challenge to test my abilities to replicate the works of the great literary virtuosos of the past in the English Belle Lettres canon. The gradual construction of a sizabl

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher24by7 Publishing
    Release dateFeb 26, 2024
    ISBN9788196778132
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