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Strong Measures: Contemporary American Poetry in Traditional Forms

by · 1986

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Presents a new, wide-ranging selection of contemporary but structured American verse by almost two hundred poets.

Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 492 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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