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The Light the Dead See: Selected Poems by Frank Stanford, Leon Stokesbury

kimschebler's review against another edition

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5.0

Please read Frank Stanford. Before I even finished this collection I ordered a copy of “What About This” because I needed to read all of Ladies from Hell and couldn’t find it anywhere. So many of these poems crushed me in a way most poems only scratch at the surface. So many of Stanford’s poems left me in the cut—the way he presents his characters, the scene, his imagery, are so real and dive straight into the heart of a thing in a way that makes you feel you were always at the heart of it.

heypretty52's review

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5.0

I was heartily obsessed with Stanford in high school, spending hours googling his individual poems from "The Light the Dead See" when I was unable to find the collection anywhere. I am so excited to read the newly published complete poems!

uncleflannery's review

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5.0

ay carumba, this guy

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