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Poems From Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak
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Author Marc Falkoff
LanguageEnglish
Publisher University of Iowa Press
Publication date
2007
Publication placeUnited States
Pages84 pp

Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak is an anthology of 22 poems by 17 Guantanamo detainees published by Marc Falkoff, a US professor of law with a doctorate in American literature. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "The Prison Poets Of Guantanamo Find a Publisher". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
  2. Chiasson, Dan (17 August 2007). "Review: Poems from Guantánamo". The New York Times.
  3. "Book Collects Poems from Guantanamo". NPR.org.