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Poetry Will Save Your Life: A Memoir

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Book Title: Poetry Will Save Your Life : a Memoir

Item Length: 8.4in.

Item Height: 0.6in.

Item Width: 5.5in.

Author: Jill Bialosky

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Personal Memoirs, General, Literary, American / General

Publisher: Atria Books

Publication Year: 2018

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Poetry, Literary Collections

Item Weight: 7.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 240 Pages

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