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A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People by Gabe Forman

In today's Biblio-file, Priscila Uppal introduces us to a memorable cast of eccentric characters, from adulterers, to history buffs, to optometrists and sitting ducks, who populate Montreal poet Gabe Foreman's debut collection of poetry, A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People. It was just awarded the Quebec Writer's Federation A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry.

(Coach House Books, 2011, $17.95)

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