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Cousin Mildred Willie Mae’s sister came by
And watched us come in and out the yellow house.
A kiss …
And watched us come in and out the yellow house.
A kiss …
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birdsong isn’t trying to be
an orchestra a murmuration isn’t
trying to be a spray
of fighter jets…
an orchestra a murmuration isn’t
trying to be a spray
of fighter jets…
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The day is winter bright. I blink against it.
Each time the sun glints in my eyes,
each time I close my lids & let them go...
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Angela Jackson is a Chicago poet, playwright, and novelist. She has received numerous honors for both fiction and poetry, including the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, the Poetry Society of America’s Shelley Memorial Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council.
Her works include: the poetry collections More Than Meat and Raiment (2022), It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time (2015), All...
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