Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Greg Bem reviews from: Sunny girls, by Sandra Moussempès (translated by Eléna Rivera (2017)
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Seattle WA poet and reviewer Greg Bem was good enough to provide the first review for from: Sunny girls, by Sandra Moussempès (translated by Eléna Rivera (2017) over at Yellow Rabbits. Thanks so much! You can see Bem’s review here.
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