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Hard to picture, but these Goliath trees
are taller still than Robeson. Outside
vast plate windows in this lecture hall...
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Audre Lorde
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The clearest memory I have of my friend: his body perched like a sparrow atop the tallest
tree.
The clearest memory I have of my friend: his body perched like a sparrow atop the tallest
tree.
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Letter to Us, YoungerBy Jesse Holth
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WanderlustBy Miguel A. Vega
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Elementary MagicBy Allison Swenson
The hoot of being alive. Name it
whatever you
whatever you
like.
The hoot of being alive. Name it
whatever you
whatever you
like.
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GratitudeBy Patrick Dundon
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Is This My Last Ferry Trip?By Martha Silano
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If Upon Me in My GardenBy francine j. harris
When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
Poem
I am asked a question.By Jane Hirshfield
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LaughterBy Rüştü Onur
Translated By Ulaş Özgün & Hüseyin Alhas
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BetweenBy Adam Wolfond
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
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The SignalBy C. Dale Young
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LacaoBy Rosabetty Muñoz
Translated By Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta
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Immature AnimalsBy Alafia Nicole Sessions
