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Beasts for the Chase, the first poetry collection by Monica Ferrell, showcases a striking and original mythmaking voice. Ferrell’s poems revive overlooked moments, transforming them into vivid, brilliant imagery that captures the immediacy of initial perception.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Monica Ferrell
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