Winnower

Winnower

Winnower

Aaron Brown

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Editorial:
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Año de edición:
2013
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781625644862
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A collection that alternates between celebration and lament, Winnower traces the experiences of an American poet growing up in war-torn Chad, Africa.

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