Ivan Argüelles, Ars Poetica
Ivan Argüelles, Ars Poetica: Poems 2006-2013 Poetry Hotel Press, 2013. 320 pp. ISBN978-0-9891578-2-7, $24.95 By John M. Bennett For almost 50 years I have been following the work of Ivan...
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