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One great poem to read today: Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”

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One great poem to read today: Jane Wong’s “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”

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One great poem to read today: </br>Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms”

One great poem to read today:
Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms”

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One great short story to read today: Raymond Carver's

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