Contemporary Poets
- ISBN-10
- 1558620354
- ISBN-13
- 9781558620353
- Category
- American poetry
- Pages
- 1179
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Saint James Press
- Author
- Tracy Chevalier
Description
Contains biographical entries, a list of separately published books, and an essay on each poet.
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