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Title: Collected Poems. (book reviews)
Author: Christopher Levenson
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v72Issue: n1Page: p137(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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