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Stephen Robert Kuta

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Born

in Chelmsford, The United Kingdom

June 11, 1978

Website

http://www.stephenkuta.com

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History, Nonfiction, Poetry

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siegfried sassoon, W. H. Auden, Wilfred Owen

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Stephen Robert Kuta was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England in 1978, the second eldest of five children and second-generation Polish/English descent. His grandfather spent his young adult life in a Nazi Labour Camp before arriving in England in the early 1950’s.
He studied English Language, Literature, History and Drama and continues to study humanities as his chosen field of study, he went onto to publish prose and poetry in selected anthologies throughout the 1990's and was credited with a publication in the national newspaper, the Sunday Mirror in remembrance of Diana Princess of Wales.
He eventually edited an anthology of work in 2005, a book intended to bring the voices of the world together collectively in response to the 2004 Boxing Day ...more

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	Once I Write of Love: Selected Poetry and Prose it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Verse, Poetry and Prose of World War One: As seen in the Wartime Press by Stephen Robert Kuta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Edward Shillito, Mary Symon 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Paint The Sky With Stars: Selected Poetry in Remembrance of the Boxing Day Tsunami 2004 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	FOR GOD'S SAKE HOLD YOUR TONGUE, AND LET ME LOVE: Biography and Select Poetry of John Donne it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A large ceramic jar with a carinated body and rolled rim. This item has a very low ping and a very deep earthy smell when sprayed with a little water.

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4th-5th century A.D.

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2.07 kg, 22.5 cm high (8 7/8 in.).

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Acquired 1980-2015.Ex Abelita family collection. Bought at auction in February 2023 via Timeline Auctions, Harwich.

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