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Carly Wheelehan Gelsinger / Cammy Thomas / James Kelly Quigley / Matt McBride & Philip Lindsey / CS Carrier / Jane C. Miller / John Gallaher / Kelly R. Samuels / Amanda Maret Scharf & Hannah Smith / Christien Gholson / A.N. DeJesus / Isaac Lauritsen / Margaret Hanshaw / Sophie Bebeau / Kate Gale / Adam Day / Ariel Francisco / Jessica Cordes / Dusty Santamaria / Mercedes Lawry / James King / Marty Krasney / Andy Eaton / Grant Clauser / Anthony Hagen / Maggie Graber / Elizabeth Kuelbs / William Miller / Matthew Murrey / Denise Duhamel / Cass Donish / Jesse DeLong / Cameron Lovejoy / M.A. Nicholson
Denise Duhamel
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POEM IN WHICH I THANK MY BRAIN
a brain:/ that blossom on the spine”
Bert Meyers
that cauliflower rose that helps me write poems
that buttercup beetroot that cues me to flee on foot
that onion iris that balances my checkbook
that apple daffodil that closes to block awful things
that cucumber tulip that produces a pucker, a kiss
Denise Duhamel’s most recent books of poetry are Second Story (Pittsburgh, 2021) and Scald (2017). Blowout (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a distinguished university professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami.
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