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Maureen Thorson

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gender female
place of birth United States
website http://www.reenhead.com/mole/mole.php
genre Poetry

about this author

Maureen Thorson lives in Washington, D.C, where she tries to write poems and save the nation's steel mills from unfairly traded imports, and runs the smallest press in the world, Big Game Books.

books by Maureen Thorson

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avg rating: 5.00 | 4 ratings | 3 distinct works
The Spectacle of Meat The Spectacle of Meat (Chapbook)
by Maureen Thorson (goodreads author!)
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2006
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Novelty Act Novelty Act (Chapbook)
by Maureen Thorson (goodreads author!)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 2004
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Mayport Mayport (Chapbook)
by Maureen Thorson (goodreads author!)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 2006
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The Writing Life 08/10 Maureen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by Annie Dillard
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The Writing Life Maureen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by Annie Dillard
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199711 Maureen took the never-ending book quiz.
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Torchwood Maureen gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Torchwood (Paperback)
by Jill Magi
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Maureen Maureen said: "I really like the third section, a series of sonnets on growing up as a seventh-day adventist. The remaining work is in a far different style, and didn't grab me as much. My brain may just be in the mood for the declarative, though. Wouldn't be the f...more "
Siste Viator Maureen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Siste Viator (Paperback)
by Sarah Manguso
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Maureen Maureen said: "These poems are intriguingly unbalanced; the language is smooth and polished, but the emotional cracks in the pottery are showing. The seams are tactile and rough. "
Debbie: An Epic Maureen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Debbie: An Epic (Paperback)
by Lisa Robertson
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Maureen Maureen said: "I love poetry that plays off the idea of Roman/Greek writing, and this is no exception. The only drawback, I think, is that the combination of high-flown latinate words, labyrinthine grammar, and surrealist imagery/ideas would work better for me if i...more "
In a Landscape of Ha... Maureen gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
In a Landscape of Having to Repeat (Paperback)
by Martha Ronk
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Maureen Maureen said: "I am really into the section called "In the Vicinity," which consists of thirty-odd linked prose poems. Having trouble getting into the rest right now... "
July 08
The Men: A Lyric Boo... Maureen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Men: A Lyric Book (perfect bound)
by Lisa Robertson
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July 02
Rhode Island Noteboo... Maureen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Rhode Island Notebook (Paperback)
by Gabriel Gudding
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August 10
The Maximus Poems Maureen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Maximus Poems (Paperback)
by Charles Olson
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Maureen Maureen said: "I will probably be "currently reading" this book for the rest of my life, but that's a good thing. I'm very into "poetry of place" right now, as well as learning more about open field work, and Gloucester is a very real place in t...more "
If on a Winter's Nig... Maureen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (paperback)
by Italo Calvino
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