Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Childhood History Buff His Secret Life from the

His Secret Life from the May 14

Toward the Black Pussy Cafe from the October 31

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The Aesthetics of Norman Mailer from the May 8

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Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Childhood History Buff His Secret Life from theA greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our liveslike a message in a bottle.Robert McCrum, writer and editor Ten Poems about Childhood is a title in the Instead of a Card series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. Childhood must be one of poetrys very favourite subjects. Countless poems try to capture the light and shade of being very