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Helen of Troy, 1993: Poems

by Maria Zoccola

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Helen of Troy, 1993: Poems by Maria Zoccola appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, family matters, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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