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Life Class

Life Class

Life Class

Michael Yates

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9780956151308
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''A poet of the everyday world, he is consistently good'' says Brian Patten.''I like the humanity, the way his poems seem to be full of real people feeling real emotions'' says Ian McMillan''He has an ear for popular diction reminiscent of Alan Bennett. His eye for comic fiction reminds me of Roger McGough'' - Bradford Telegraph & Argus

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