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Edition 25 (1954)
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1 peopleSet against the rural world of postwar Basilicata, this poetry collection sings of labor, community, and hope. Beneath its concise language runs a deep sense of solidarity with the land and its people.
It lets the voices of rural life sound with both urgency and lyricism.
244 pages
poetryrural lifelaborcommunitysocial consciousness