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Stanyan Street & Other Sorrows

Stanyan Street and Other Sorrows is divided into five segments and an autobiographical poem. Included are Stanyan Street, Kearney Street, The Yellow Unicorn, and a selection of lyrics from songs and poems written as early as 1954.

Setting
20th century
Audience
adult
Length
short · 84 pages
Form
poetry

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