num_pages: 114
description: Sixty poems reflect the contemporary writer's personal sentiments on the tragedy of war, the need to be free, and the meaning of family relationships and friendships.
language: English
title: The Freeing of the Dust
titlecomplete: The Freeing of the Dust
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 110
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
publisher: New Directions