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... The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse . " New , " as it turns out , is a very civil way of putting it . The fact is that the previous Oxford Book of Irish Verse pretty much ignored all poetry not written in English . It presented , in ...
... The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse . " New , " as it turns out , is a very civil way of putting it . The fact is that the previous Oxford Book of Irish Verse pretty much ignored all poetry not written in English . It presented , in ...
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... The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse . New York : Oxford University Press , 1986 . Klappert , Peter . The Idiot Princess of the Last Dynasty . New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1984 . Leithauser , Brad . Hundreds of Fireflies . New York ...
... The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse . New York : Oxford University Press , 1986 . Klappert , Peter . The Idiot Princess of the Last Dynasty . New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1984 . Leithauser , Brad . Hundreds of Fireflies . New York ...
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A Note on the Language of Poetry | 19 |
When Lightning Strikes | 41 |
The Rage of Caliban | 55 |
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