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    20th Century Revisited
    20th Century Revisited
    20th Century Revisited
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    20th Century Revisited

    By David Hill

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    This book of poetry was written by David George Hill between 1975 and 1989, hence the title: 20th Century Revisited. The poems are a very personal account of his life in that time period.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Hill
    Release dateDec 29, 2015
    ISBN9781524253295
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      20th Century Revisited - David Hill

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      David Hill

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      20th Century Revisited

      Poems by David George Hill

      Written 1975 thru 1989

      I have never believed that a poem needs to mean the same thing to a reader that it does to the writer. When I wrote this collection many years ago, it was a particularly hard time in my life and writing poetry was a wonderful exercise. I also recall

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