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| Author | Frank Bidart |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | 30 April 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 128 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-17361-6 |
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