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Love trickery

May 15th, 2020

Tracing his dating history in Vancouver to find the love of his life, Kevin Spenst simultaneously probes the historical form of England’s love sonnet in his new collection of poems, Hearts Amok (Anvil $18). Journeying from the Middle Ages to contemporary times, Spenst intermixes hobo slang with the diction of an ancient troubadour to describe the caprices, woes, and triumphs of the human heart.
978-1-77214-149-8

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