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Ryan Pratt reviews Karen Massey's STRANGE FITS OF BEAUTY & LIGHT (2014)
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Ryan Pratt was good enough to review Karen Massey's Strange Fits of Beauty & Light (2014) over at the ottawa poetry newsletter. Thanks much! You can see the original review here. This is actually the second review of Massey's chapbook, after Ronnie R. Brown reviewed it over at Bywords.ca.
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