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Tender is the Body

Tender is the Body

Alise Versella

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Querencia Press, LLC
Año de edición:
2023
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Poesía
ISBN:
9781959118510
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'The lives women lead always cost. We pay with our flesh.'Tender is the Body is a raw exploration of womanhood. Alise Versella caresses the supple and delicate, eulogizes the sensual, and stokes the fires of feminine outrage all in equal measure.

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