Words, River, Changes: Writing Lewiston, Maine

This essay describes and reflects on the central river of a small post-industrial city in Maine (USA), interweaving the author’s experience of place with the voices of three local poets, as a way of considering how the city and its river have been represented—as pastoral, abject, beautiful, and hybr...

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Main Author: Jane Costlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ural Federal University 2022-07-01
Series:Changing Societies & Personalities
Online Access:https://changing-sp.com/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/370
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