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Reviewed on October 15, 2013 | Arts and Humanities
Exploring places both urban and rural, National Book Award finalist Mullen (Sleeping with the Dictionary) wrote 366 tanka representing a year and a day of walking, thinking, and writing. The poems record her thoughts about the people, places, and circumstances that she encountered on those treks. Although she subtitles her collection a tanka diary, mostly because these poems contain 31 syllables, the term is misused; Mullen's poems are...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
