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PRAISE FOR DEBORAH WARREN AND HER BOOKS

”[Warren’s] curiosity and embrace of the unpredictable, as well as her delight in both the archaic and the homespun, animate Strange to Say, a tour of English that savors the language’s mutability.”
―Wall Street Journal on Strange to Say

”[Warren] brings a poet’s ear and eye to Strange to Say, finding joy in the words as much as in their pedigrees … A brilliant, holistic approach.”
―Los Angeles Review of Books on Strange to Say

“Warren goes anywhere, inhabits anything: it is fun to see a poet so willing to embrace metamorphosis … A great book.”
―The Millions on Connoisseurs of Worms

“Immensely engaging … Steeped in references to Greek and Roman history and literature, this book sings with an erudite yet accessible energy one might expect from a former Latin teacher. After finishing this collection, readers will definitely want to dive into the rest of Warren’s oeuvre.”
―Booklist on Connoisseurs of Worms

Deborah Warren is the author of six books. She has published two works of non-fiction, Strange to Say and Weird and Shocking Facts About Famous Figures; four poetry collections including Connoisseurs of Worms; and a translation of Ausonius: The Moselle and Other Poems. Warren’s writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Paris Review, Poetry, and other publications, and she has won the Robert Penn Warren Prize, Robert Frost Award, and the New Criterion Poetry Prize among others. She lives in Massachusetts.

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