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    Thirty Years of Phoenix Poets, 1983 to 2012: An E-Sampler
    Thirty Years of Phoenix Poets, 1983 to 2012: An E-Sampler
    Thirty Years of Phoenix Poets, 1983 to 2012: An E-Sampler
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    Thirty Years of Phoenix Poets, 1983 to 2012: An E-Sampler

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    For thirty years now the Phoenix Poets series has been publishing the best poets working in English, from young poets publishing their first books to renowned masters at the peak of storied careers. This sample presents some of the best poets and poems from those three decades—it’s sure to whet your appetite and get you coming back for more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
    Release dateOct 1, 2013
    ISBN9780226093147
    Thirty Years of Phoenix Poets, 1983 to 2012: An E-Sampler

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      Thirty Years of Phoenix Poets, 1983 to 2012 - University of Chicago Press Staff

      Contents

      david ferry 1983

      alan shapiro 1983

      eleanor wilner 1984

      turner cassity 1986

      anne winters 1986

      paul lake 1988

      jim powell 1989

      ha jin 1990

      reginald gibbons 1991

      w. s. di piero 1992

      christine garren 1993

      bruce smith 1994

      robert polito 1995

      tom sleigh 1996

      susan hahn 1997

      michael chitwood 1998

      elizabeth arnold 1999

      mark halliday 1999

      lloyd schwartz 2000

      greg miller 2001

      dan chiasson 2001

      victoria redel 2003

      jason sommer 2004

      kenneth field 2005

      stephen yenser 2006

      joshua weiner 2006

      james longenbach 2007

      susan stewart 2008

      randall mann 2009

      peter balakian 2010

      gail mazur 2011

      david ferry 2012

      A Charm

      [1983] from David Ferry’s

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