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"In This Phase In The 58th American Presidentiad (United States)"
A Poem by Lawrence Joseph
By
Lawrence Joseph
| August 5, 2020
Finding a Way Forward from the Pandemic in the Words of the Poets
Lawrence Joseph on Robert Hayden, Etel Adnan, Adrienne Rich, and Cathy Park Hong
By
Lawrence Joseph
| April 22, 2020
Two Poems by Lawrence Joseph
From
A Certain Clarity: Selected Poems
By
Lawrence Joseph
| March 17, 2020
"Here in a State of Tectonic Tension," A Poem by Lawrence Joseph
The Decay Apparently / Has Frightened the Smart Money Away
By
Lawrence Joseph
| September 5, 2017
What Bob Dylan Learned From Soul
"I'd sure like to sing like that, too"
By
Lawrence Joseph
| October 14, 2016
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