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Tracy K. Smith
“For the Goddess”
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Bianca Stone
“Know Thy Other”
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil
“Night as a Verb”
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Featured Work in Volume 55, No. 03
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Tracy K. Smith
“For the Goddess”
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Benjamin Gucciardi
“Harbors”
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Malik Thompson
“Columbia Heights Station”
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Tina Cane
“Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter: Genre”
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Kim Addonizio
“The Current Dilemma”
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