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80 Poems

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Like his earlier book, Before I Forget, 80 Poems is the compilation of a life. The number of poems is significant, Jacobs is at once celebrating and lamenting his 80th birthday. Consistent with that, the poems among the 80 focus on the function and content of memory, and the uncertainty of life, particularly at advanced age. Throughout the book there is a spiritual tone of faith in the goodness of life.

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Anaphora Literary Press
1681145448 / 9781681145440
Paperback / softback
01/12/2020
108 pages
152 x 229 mm, 168 grams
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