Dear John, Dear Coltrane: Poems
- ISBN-10
- 0252011937
- ISBN-13
- 9780252011931
- Category
- American poetry
- Pages
- 88
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1970
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Michael S. Harper
Description
A collection of rhythmic poems with such varied themes as pain, love, and the experience of jazz
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