Copyright © 2006 by Michael Dumanis and Cate Marvin

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Legitimate dangers : American poets of the new century / edited by Michael Dumanis and Cate Marvin.— 1st ed.

p.      cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 1-932511-29-6 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

1. American poetry—21st century. I. Dumanis, Michael, 1976– II. Marvin, Cate, 1969–

PS617.L44 2006

811'.608—dc22

2005014822

13-digit e-ISBN 978-1-946448-00-2

Cover art: The Box by Bo Bartlett, 2002. Oil on linen, 89.25 × 107.5 inches.

Provided courtesy of the artist and P.P.O.W. Gallery, NY.

Cover and text design by Charles Casey Martin

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