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The bestiary. / Meekings, Sam.
Edinburgh: Polygon, 2008. 96 p.

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Meekings, S 2008, The bestiary. Polygon, Edinburgh. <http://www.sammeekings.com/poetry/the-bestiary/>

APA

Meekings, S. (2008). The bestiary. Polygon. http://www.sammeekings.com/poetry/the-bestiary/

Vancouver

Meekings S. The bestiary. Edinburgh: Polygon, 2008. 96 p.

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Meekings, Sam. / The bestiary. Edinburgh : Polygon, 2008. 96 p.

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