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Don't Explain (Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry)

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Winner of the 1997 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry
Selected by Rita Dove

80 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 1997

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June 7, 2023
I came across her in a Beloit Poetry Journal -- her books won't disappoint.
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August 30, 2008
I love the title because I love Billie Holiday.

Some of the poems in this book make me say, "Good gracious this woman can write!"
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April 27, 2011
Why has it taken me so long to discover Betsy Sholl?
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