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The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

by

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SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

by

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EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

by

translated by

francine j. harris

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francine j. harris

translated by

francine j. harris

Versal

Versal

Versal

Versal

Versal

Versal

by

francine j. harris

translated by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

*

Gretchen Steele Pratt

translated by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

translated by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

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Gretchen Steele Pratt

translated by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

translated by

Jacob Sunderlin

*

Jacob Sunderlin

translated by

Jacob Sunderlin

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

by

Jacob Sunderlin

translated by

Jacob Sunderlin

*

Jacob Sunderlin

translated by

Jacob Sunderlin

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

by

Jacob Sunderlin

translated by

Victoria C. Flanagan

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Victoria C. Flanagan

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Victoria C. Flanagan

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

by

Victoria C. Flanagan

translated by

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Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

by

translated by

*

translated by

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

by

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

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Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

For Fear That

For Fear That

For Fear That

For Fear That

For Fear That

For Fear That

by

Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

*

Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

by

Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

*

Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

by

Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

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Alisha Dietzman

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

by

Alisha Dietzman

translated by

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What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

by

translated by

*

translated by

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

by

translated by

*

translated by

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

by

translated by

Rebecca Hazelton

*

Rebecca Hazelton

translated by

Rebecca Hazelton

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

by

Rebecca Hazelton

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RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

by

translated by

Elizabeth Knapp

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Elizabeth Knapp

translated by

Elizabeth Knapp

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

by

Elizabeth Knapp

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Joseph O. Legaspi

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Joseph O. Legaspi

translated by

Joseph O. Legaspi

Twilight

Twilight

Twilight

Twilight

Twilight

Twilight

by

Joseph O. Legaspi

translated by

*

translated by

Aphasia

Aphasia

Aphasia

Aphasia

Aphasia

Aphasia

by

translated by

*

translated by

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

by

translated by

*

translated by

Feels Good

Feels Good

Feels Good

Feels Good

Feels Good

Feels Good

by

translated by

*

translated by

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

by

translated by

*

translated by

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

by

translated by

*

translated by

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

by

translated by

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But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

by

translated by

Christine Gosnay

*

Christine Gosnay

translated by

Christine Gosnay

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

by

Christine Gosnay

translated by

J. T. Ledbetter

*

J. T. Ledbetter

translated by

J. T. Ledbetter

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

by

J. T. Ledbetter

translated by

Carol Ann Davis

*

Carol Ann Davis

translated by

Carol Ann Davis

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

by

Carol Ann Davis

translated by

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Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

by

translated by

Rebecca Morgan Frank

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Rebecca Morgan Frank

translated by

Rebecca Morgan Frank

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

by

Rebecca Morgan Frank

translated by

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

by

translated by

Benjamin Grossberg

*

Benjamin Grossberg

translated by

Benjamin Grossberg

Glass Key

Glass Key

Glass Key

Glass Key

Glass Key

Glass Key

by

Benjamin Grossberg

translated by

*

translated by

Haircut

Haircut

Haircut

Haircut

Haircut

Haircut

by

translated by

*

translated by

The Bat

The Bat

The Bat

The Bat

The Bat

The Bat

by

translated by

Jeffrey Thomson

*

Jeffrey Thomson

translated by

Jeffrey Thomson

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

by

Jeffrey Thomson

translated by

*

translated by

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

by

translated by

*

translated by

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

by

translated by

Christine Robbins

*

Christine Robbins

translated by

Christine Robbins

In the Pines

In the Pines

In the Pines

In the Pines

In the Pines

In the Pines

by

Christine Robbins

translated by

Meredith Stricker

*

Meredith Stricker

translated by

Meredith Stricker

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

by

Meredith Stricker

translated by

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

*

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

translated by

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

Camp means field

Camp means field

Camp means field

Camp means field

Camp means field

Camp means field

by

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

translated by

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

*

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

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Jasmine Dreame Wagner

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

by

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

translated by

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A January Collect

A January Collect

A January Collect

A January Collect

A January Collect

A January Collect

by

FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMING SOON

FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMING SOON

Vol. 68 No. 1

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The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

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SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

SELF-PORTRAIT AS ARTICLE 1[1]. [TREATY WITH THE NEZ PERCÉS, 1855]: CESSION OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

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EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

EZEKIEL 37:3

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

francine j. harris

*

francine j. harris

Versal

Versal

Versal

by

francine j. harris

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

*

Gretchen Steele Pratt

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

But For This Passage Touched By Nothing

by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

*

Gretchen Steele Pratt

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

This Is How You Must Leave

by

Gretchen Steele Pratt

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Jacob Sunderlin

*

Jacob Sunderlin

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing

by

Jacob Sunderlin

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Jacob Sunderlin

*

Jacob Sunderlin

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

Notes for Sobriety

by

Jacob Sunderlin

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Victoria C. Flanagan

*

Victoria C. Flanagan

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

Orchardist: At Home
(Cassatt, SC)

by

Victoria C. Flanagan

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

Beneath the Breaker’s Yard

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

A Few Degrees

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

*

Alisha Dietzman

For Fear That

For Fear That

For Fear That

by

Alisha Dietzman

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

*

Alisha Dietzman

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

Recommended for You Because You

by

Alisha Dietzman

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

*

Alisha Dietzman

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

Cartoon God Following Us Like a Cloud

by

Alisha Dietzman

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Alisha Dietzman

*

Alisha Dietzman

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

For Prague/The Girl Who Cuts My Hair

by

Alisha Dietzman

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

What Will You Do, God, When I Die?

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

Devil’s Pool

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

Romance Sonámbulo

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Rebecca Hazelton

*

Rebecca Hazelton

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

THE MIND REVISES. THE MIND TAKES AWAY.

by

Rebecca Hazelton

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

RIP, Laura’s Vagina

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Elizabeth Knapp

*

Elizabeth Knapp

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

Curiosity Sings Happy Birthday to Itself

by

Elizabeth Knapp

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Joseph O. Legaspi

*

Joseph O. Legaspi

Twilight

Twilight

Twilight

by

Joseph O. Legaspi

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Aphasia

Aphasia

Aphasia

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

Order of Operations

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Feels Good

Feels Good

Feels Good

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

In the Middle, the Night

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

Kahlo Shape Shifter

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

I Make Another Body For Myself When

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

But for I Am a Woman Should I Therefore
Live That I Should Not Tell of the Goodness

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Christine Gosnay

*

Christine Gosnay

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

Qu’il Aile

by

Christine Gosnay

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

J. T. Ledbetter

*

J. T. Ledbetter

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

after oats they lie down

by

J. T. Ledbetter

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Carol Ann Davis

*

Carol Ann Davis

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

You Tell Them Anything

by

Carol Ann Davis

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

Memory of a Year with Allusions to the Greeks

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Rebecca Morgan Frank

*

Rebecca Morgan Frank

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

Claqueurs

by

Rebecca Morgan Frank

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARAB POPULATION (2)
(for Nahiba Halaby Gordon)

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Benjamin Grossberg

*

Benjamin Grossberg

Glass Key

Glass Key

Glass Key

by

Benjamin Grossberg

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Haircut

Haircut

Haircut

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

The Bat

The Bat

The Bat

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Jeffrey Thomson

*

Jeffrey Thomson

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

Self-Portrait as Ishmael's Arm

by

Jeffrey Thomson

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

Wire Artist

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

from “Seven Acts of Mercy”

by

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Christine Robbins

*

Christine Robbins

In the Pines

In the Pines

In the Pines

by

Christine Robbins

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Meredith Stricker

*

Meredith Stricker

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

A Living Coal

by

Meredith Stricker

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

*

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

Camp means field

Camp means field

Camp means field

by

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

*

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

Snow Has a Silent Strategy

by

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

,

and

,

and

, and

translated by

*

A January Collect

A January Collect

A January Collect

by

,

and

,

and

, and

FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMING SOON

FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMING SOON

Vol. 68 No. 1

, guest editor

Including contributions from:

Michael Wasson

francine j. harris

francine j. harris

Gretchen Steele Pratt

Gretchen Steele Pratt

Jacob Sunderlin

Jacob Sunderlin

Victoria C. Flanagan

Victoria C. Flanagan

John A. Nieves

Alisha Dietzman

Alisha Dietzman

Jamie Ross

Ellen Stanford

Rebecca Hazelton

Rebecca Hazelton

Laura Read

Elizabeth Knapp

Elizabeth Knapp

Joseph O. Legaspi

Joseph O. Legaspi

Mary Peelen

Brian Clifton

Emma Bolden

Gail Goepfert

Sophia Stid

Christine Gosnay

Christine Gosnay

J. T. Ledbetter

J. T. Ledbetter

Carol Ann Davis

Carol Ann Davis

Jehanne Dubrow

Rebecca Morgan Frank

Rebecca Morgan Frank

Philip Metres

Benjamin Grossberg

Benjamin Grossberg

Jason Olsen

Barrett Warner

Jeffrey Thomson

Jeffrey Thomson

Ellen Kaufman

Scott Chalupa

Christine Robbins

Christine Robbins

Meredith Stricker

Meredith Stricker

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

Jasmine Dreame Wagner

Susan Elbe

the Editors

Elsa Mora

Seth Pennington

Seth Pennington

FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
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