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G.D. Master

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http://graphitedrug.tripod.com/

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Classics, Poetry, Science Fiction

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G. D. Master, short for Graphite Drug Master, is a pseudonym used by an obscure writer of controversial poems. G. D. Master’s book on Amazon.com, Artifacts of Exile, explores topical poetry that offers something for everybody. Earlier books written by G. D. Master, but not available on Amazon include My Material Purgatory and Interpretations. Leaving the realm of personal experience with Interpretations, G. D. Master explores public images by describing and making inferences about pictures found in periodicals. Artifacts of Exile continues with exploring imagery and poetry by inferring reasonable possibilities from images found in periodicals and fine art books. G. D. Master has and will continue to test ideas about poetry and independent p ...more

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