John Barton

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Polari

"Polari," from the Italian "polare" ("to talk") is a coded language, originating in the UK and dating as far back as the 16th century. Overheard in outdoor markets, … 128 View

The Essential Douglas LePan

Poems

The Essential Douglas LePan presents a wide-ranging collection of poetry—from tense verses on the fog of war to homoerotic love poems to lyrics in praise of the natural world, all in … ; 64 View
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Foreword

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The Wounded Prince and Other Poems (1948)

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2 – The Wounded Prince – Coureurs de bois – A Country Without a Mythology – Canoe-Trip ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Against Reincarnation – The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History and Its Role in the World Today – Habitat – Mill Creek Reverdie – An Insect’s Life … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Net and the Sword (1953)

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3 – Tuscan Villa – Persimmons – Reconnaissance in Early Light – An Incident – The Net and the Sword – The New Vintage – The Nimbus – A Man of … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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A Green Man – Les beaux-arts, Montréal – Shirtsleeve Weather – One Bedroom Apartment (i What Tempest Within, ii From a Portfolio of Japanese Erotic Prints, iii Maj. … 24 $2.40 Add
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Something Still to Find (1982)

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4 – The Green Man – Stragglers – Victory – A Radiance ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Villeneuve – Bombproof Your Horse – The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification – If You Want Closure in Your Relationship Start with Your … 11 $1.10 Add
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Weathering It (1987)

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5 – Arthurian Enchantments – Reading the Iliad – A Head Found at Beneventum – A Nightpiece, of London in the Blackout – Two Views of Army Headquarters – Below … ; 4 $0.40 Add
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People Who Don’t Know They’re Dead, How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do about It – Maritime Icarus, June 28, 1838 – Verlaine’s Life … 20 $2.00 Add
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Far Voyages (1990)

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6 – Emblem – A Northern River, with Figures – Flames , at the Beginning – According to La Rochefoucauld – Passacaglia ; 5 $0.50 Add
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1953, Above Katmandu – Above the Alberta Floods – Watching the Whale – On Rereading Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing – At Third Beach – How to Avoid Huge Ships … 16 $1.60 Add
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Macalister, or Dying in the Dark (1995)

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