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Tell Me draws readers into the intricate relationships that shape our lives—parents, siblings, children, friends, lovers, and ex‑lovers—through a mix of rhythmic verse, traditional poetic forms, and prose poems. The collection foregrounds universal themes of love, loss, loneliness, and the inevitable decline of the body, offering a meditative echo of the human condition.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Kim Addonizio
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