Are all men in disguise except those crying?

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Are all men in disguise except those crying?

Dannie Abse

1986

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Crying Masculinity Vulnerability Authenticity

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Abse, Dannie. "Encounter at a Greyhound Bus Station." Ask the Moon. Hutchinson, 2014.

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