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Queen of a Rainy Country

Queen of a Rainy Country

Linda Pastan

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W. W. Norton
Año de edición:
2008
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Poesía
ISBN:
9780393331417
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Linda Pastan writes, "the art that mattered / was the life led fully / stanza by swollen stanza." That life is portrayed here, from the poet's earliest childhood memories to the surprises that come with age.

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