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Writing in free verse honed to a wicked edge, the incomparable ron koertge brings dark and contemporary humor to twenty iconic fairy tales. Poet and youngadult novelist ron koertge grew up in rural olney, illinois, and received a ba from the university of illinois and an ma from the university of arizona. First grade by ron koertge about this poet poet and young. Download margaux with an x ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Poem 2008 by ron koertge, whose most recent book of poems is fever, red hen press, 2006. After meeting through hamline universitys mfa program, they decided to collaborate. The foreword proceeds to offer other names for this kind of fiction, saying that the most charming sobriquet comes from china. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Margaux with an x also available in format docx and mobi. See all books authored by ron koertge, including how beautiful the ordinary.
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