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The inferno

A verse translation of the thirteenth-century poem about a man who is taken on a tour of Hell, presented in side-by-side Italian and English; also includes Dante's most significant text sources, including works by Virgil and Saint Thomas Aquinas.
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Like water running off my back

A collection of poetry written by Molefi Asante Jr. in the tradition of other African-American poets.
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The outlaw bible of American poetry

An anthology of poetry written in the post-World War II era by a variety of American poets working outside the mainstream of the genre, including works by Sapphire, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Brautigan, Luis J. Rodriguez, Jim Morrison, and many others.
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Definite space

poems
Presents poems by Ann Iverson that include thoughts on her son's military service in the Iraq War.
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Avalanche

poems
A collection of poems in which award-winning African-American poet Quincy Troupe explores the sacred and the everyday.
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Stories I ain't told nobody yet

selections from the people pieces
A collection of monologues and dialogues collected from East Tennesee and the Appalachian region.
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Motion

American sports poems
A collection of poems by American authors about sports.
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She felt like feeling nothing

Compiles dozens of short poems by African American Instagram poet R.H. Sin (Reuben Holmes) offering feminist relationship advice to women.
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Love her wild

poems
Contains a collection of short contemporary poems revolving around themes of love, desire, affirmation, and wild abandon.
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