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In his book River Scar, accomplished poet Paul Martin chronicles the coming of age in an immigrant Catholic family during the middle of the 20th century, with the Lehigh River ever-present as witness and sometimes, accomplice. These poems are gems of stunning clarity, power, and affection.
Paul Martin
Paul Martin was educated at Cambridge University and at Stanford University, California, where he was Harkness Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences. He lectured and researched in Behavioural Biology at Cambridge University, and was a Fellow of Wolfson College, before leaving academia to pursue other interests, including science writing. His previous books include The Sickening Mind and Counting Sheep.
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