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The everyman s library pocket poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Nothing better justifies this claim than the splendid poems in this volume, which range from the writings of ancient china to those of modernday america and represent, at its most piercing, a universal experience of the human soul. At once spiritual and metaphysical, it is also deeply embedded in the physicality of bodies.
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