Hiraeth: Tercets From The Last Archipelago

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Book Title: Hiraeth : Tercets from the Last Archipelago

Item Length: 8.3in.

Item Height: 0.2in.

Item Width: 5.8in.

Author: Eileen R. Tabios

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: General

Publisher: Knives Forks & Spoons Press

Publication Year: 2018

Genre: Poetry

Item Weight: 4 Oz

Number of Pages: 88 Pages