The Standing Wave: Poems (National Poetry Series)
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From the edition on hand, The Standing Wave: Poems (National Poetry Series) by Gabriel Spera feels like a creative or cultural title with room for interpretation and craft. From the listing, this copy runs 2003 • Harpercollins • 79 pages, a decent clue for the kind of reading commitment it asks for.
Edition on file: 2003 • Harpercollins • 79 pages • ISBN 9780060541828.
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