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The Tunnel: Selected Poems

by Russell Edson · 1994

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This prized collection of Russell Edson's prose poems, featuring his own favorites from seven prior collections, constitutes some of the most original American art of this century. This is the book of choice for both new and committed fans of this imaginative poet.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 232 pages
Form
poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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