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American Wake

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Leaving home for America, Irish emigrants hold an "American wake", a gathering that is both festive and mournful. This collection of poems articulates those complex emotions through evocations of Ireland and responses to the dislocating vastness of America.

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

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Greg Delanty

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