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Partly in Riga and Other Poems

Partly in Riga and Other Poems

Ian Davidson

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Shearsman Books
Año de edición:
2010
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Poesía
ISBN:
9781848611306
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Partly in Riga and other poems is a book in five sections, covering themes of birth (the arrival of a new son), travel in Latvia, in Greece and in Wales, contemporary politics, and the endless of vagaries and mysteries of people. 'I like people, though they disturb me sometimes.' (Ian Davidson, from the Foreword)

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