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I smell the blood of low-definition attorneys.

I smell the blood of low-definition attorneys.

I smell the blood of low-definition attorneys.

I σμελλ τηε βλοοδ οφ λοω-δεφινεδ αττορνεψσ.

Source: Poetry (December 2011).

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This poem originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Poetry magazine

• In a Station of the Metro
  by Dan Beachy-Quick
• From the First, the Body Was Dirt
  by Camille T. Dungy
• To Robert Hayden
  by Eduardo C. Corral

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Biography

Linda Kunhardt has taught in schools in New York City and New Hampshire. She lives in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire.

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Poems by Linda Kunhardt

• Fifi
• In and Out
• Indian Winter
• Majolica Lament, or “Australopithecus”
• More Juice Please

• More poems by Linda Kunhardt (9 poems)
  • Order
  • Road Work
  • The Jingle
  • The Slaying

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• The Poetry Magazine Podcast: The Farmer’s in the Dell
• Poem of the Day: Fifi
• The Poetry Magazine Podcast: I Smell the Blood of Low-Definition Attorneys
• Poem of the Day: Majolica Lament, or "Australopithecus"
• Poem of the Day: The Slaying

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