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Thieves' Latin

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A jittery, frequently uncomfortable collection of poems serves up an ironic and often kind of view of the American landscape and culture. Winner of the 2002 Iowa Poetry Prize. Original. (Poetry)

100 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2003

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Peter Jay Shippy

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Shippy can do no wrong in my eyes.
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July 20, 2007
Great poetry - by one of my former professors! He's a swell guy. His writing is on the abstract side.
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He's one of my BFFs. Buy it and read it.
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January 2, 2013
some of these hang together much better than others for me. at times the accumulations don't seem to add up to a greater whole. but when they do, it's startling and lovely.
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