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The Maverick Poets: An Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Gorilla Pr

Forty contributors, including Wanda Coleman, Billy Collins, Gregory Corso, Jayne Cortez, Diane di Prima, Stephen Dobyns , Laurie Duesing, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edward Field, Allen Ginsberg, Alta, Judy Grahn, Jack Grapes, Jana Harris, David Kirby, Ron Koertge, Joanne Kyger, Dorianne Laux, Naomi Lazard, Gerald Locklin Antler, Phillip Lopate, Hank Malone, José Montoya, Harold Norse, Sharon Olds, Simon Ortiz, Dan Propper, Karen Snow, Gary Snyder, Austin Straus, Frank Bidart, Al Zolynas, Laurel Ann Bogen, LoVerne Brown, Charles Bukowski, Raymond Carver, and Marion Cohen.

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