Apocalyptic Swing: Poems

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Apocalyptic Swing: Poems - Calvocoressi, Gabrielle
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"She is a daring act as a poet/athlete . . . but she can also travel the backwoods, pointing out herons, ivy vines and creek water with a kind of divining rod rightness. . . . Her wild lyrics shudder and shine, jubilant and threatening, exuberant."--Carol Muske-Dukes, Huffington Post

Product Details

Price
$15.00  $13.95
Publisher
Persea Books
Publish Date
Pages
88
Dimensions
5.4 X 0.4 X 7.8 inches | 0.26 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780892554126
BISAC Categories:
American - General

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About the Author

Gabrielle Calvocoressi is the author of Apocalyptic Swing, The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart, and Rocket Fantastic. She is Associate Professor and Walker Percy Fellow in Poetry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an editor-at-large for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

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