Promise/threat : poems /

After storming the scene with Stereo(TYPE), the PEN America Award-winning poet makes his highly anticipated return-with a virtuosic sophomore collection that plunges the reader into the tenebrous realm between dreams and reality, and firmly establishes him as an essential voice in American poetry. &...

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Main Author: Mixon-Webster, Jonah, 1988- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2026].
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