On James Tate

On James Tate
ISBN-10
0472113763
ISBN-13
9780472113767
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Author
Brian Henry

Description

The first critical collection on the work of one of the most influential yet misunderstood American poets working today

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