MODERNIST ELEMENTS, THEMES, AND REFLECTIONS IN THE SELECTED POEMS FROM A DRIFTING BOAT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHINESE ZEN POETRY
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(2) University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
(3) De La Salle University, Philippines
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