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- Published 20211102
- ISBN: 978-1-922212-65-8
- Extent: 264pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook
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Nick Mansfield
Nick Mansfield has published one volume of poetry, and has also been a teacher of English, cultural studies and creative writing.
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