I do everything I'm told : poems /

Bristling with restlessness and wit, Megan Fernandes' I Do Everything I'm Told explores disobedience and worship, false beloveds, possessiveness and long nights of solitude. Its poems span thousands of miles, as a masterful crown of sonnets starts in Shanghai, then flies through Brooklyn,...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Megan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Portland, Oregon : Tin House, [2023].
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