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Taboo: The Wishbone Trilogy, Part One; Poems (The Wishbone Trilogy)
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In this catalog, Taboo: The Wishbone Trilogy, Part One; Poems (The Wishbone Trilogy) by Yusef Komunyakaa lands as a creative or cultural title with room for interpretation and craft. Edition metadata currently lists 2006 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 144 pages, which is useful for judging scope and pace.
Edition on file: 2006 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 144 pages • ISBN 9780374530150.
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