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Yigru Zeltil

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13 years ago, I started reading and writing books. It seemed like a blessing: I started to find meaning in literature, develop a voice of my own -- even though that meant for me, say, exploring language, textures, colors, rather than being necessarily a confessional poet or anything like that...

(Alas, it turned out that is exactly what I should have pretended to be in order to gain acceptance on t Read more of this blog post »

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	Adăposturi: Antologie Queer by Cenaclul X, Ileana Negrea (Goodreads Author), Nóra Ugron (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 57 ratings	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
	ulei de palmier by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Teodor Dună (Editor) 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2017	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
	Cacao by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Mugur Grosu (Illustrator), Cosmin Perța (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012	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
	Praline (2007-2022) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022	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
	cartea albastră by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Alina Pachițanu (Binding) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	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
	țeaiul vierde by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Alina Pachițanu (Binding) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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
	țeaiul ros by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Alina Pachițanu (Binding) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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
	A Bibliography of Conceptual Writing by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Derek Beaulieu (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Colour by Yigru Zeltil (Goodreads Author), Derek Beaulieu 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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