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Something Permanent

The photographs of Walker Evans tell stories of ordinary people living in America in the extraordinary time of the Great Depression. Cynthia Rylant's poetry about the photographs offers a new voice in the telling, celebrating the beauty of life lived in extreme circumstances.

Subject
history
Themes
artpoverty
Audience
childrensadult
Length
short · 64 pages
Form
poetry

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