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The Opening of the Field (New Directions Paperbook, 356) (Paperback)

by Robert Edward Duncan (Author)
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great 1960 book beginning the poet's mature work

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation; Revised edition (March 1973)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811204804
ISBN-13: 978-0811204804
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the young Robert Duncan, April 28, 1998

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This volume contains the very fine poem "Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow."

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