The Performing Word: Selected Poems

The Performing Word: Selected PoemsThis book celebrates the work of the poet Frederick W. Reid in his ninetieth year. The selection, edited by Glenn Todd, presents only a small portion of the poetry he has written, and continues to write, a body of work in excess of three thousand pages. Some poems are only a few lines, with the brevity of a haiku. Most are of substantial length, a full page or more. There are also long, ambitious poems, and of these only a few examples are included

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