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THE JAILHOUSE LOOKS LIKE AFRICA

THE JAILHOUSE LOOKS LIKE AFRICA

Michael Ollie Clayton

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Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2004
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Poesía
ISBN:
9781365605079
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This collection of poetry is an ode to the inner-city non-violent offender, to that beat-upon, fringe, marginal survivor who keeps going, and keeps going despite all odds, despite all the chips stacked against him or her. I love you...because I am you!

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