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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Volkman, Karen, author.

Title: Whereso : poems / by Karen Volkman.

Description: First edition. | Rochester, NY : BOA Editions Ltd., 2016. | 2016

Identifiers: LCCN 2015050512 (print) | LCCN 2016001744 (ebook) | ISBN 9781942683087 (paperback) | ISBN 9781942683094 (ebook)

Subjects: | BISAC: POETRY / American / General. | BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Dreams.

Classification: LCC PS3572.O3947 A6 2016 (print) | LCC PS3572.O3947 (ebook) DDC 811/.54—dc23

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