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Read Book Club Blog Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Justin Phillip Reed The Rumpus Book ClubMay 22, 2018 Justin Phillip Reed on his debut collection, Indecency, why he loves struggling with connotation, and the irresponsibility of American society.Read
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Read Features & Reviews Poetry Reviews A Book with Wings: Bird Book by Sidney Wade Edward DerbyMay 18, 2018 There is an acceptance of the strangeness of things in these poems, even a generosity big enough to invite the oracle in for dinner.Read
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