The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems by Molly McCully Brown

The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems

Molly McCully Brown

nonfiction history poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

80 pages | first published 2017

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Harrowing poems from a dark corner of American history by the winner of the 2016 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry. Haunted by the voices of those committed to the notorious Virginia State Colony, epicenter of the American eugenics movemen...
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emotional 75%
sad 66%
dark 58%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
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informative 8%
inspiring 8%
relaxing 8%

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fast 30%

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