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Sleeping on Islands: A Life in Poetry
Sir Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion has been close to the centres of British poetry for over fifty years. Sleeping on Islands is his clear-sighted and open-hearted account of this remarkable career.
320 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 2, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571375301 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 198 × 20 mm · 262 g |
| Language | English |
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