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Jason McCall

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Jason McCall holds an MFA from the University of Miami. His most recent collection is A Man Ain’t Nothin’ (Porkbelly Press, 2021). He is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, and he teaches at the University of North Alabama.

Poems by Jason McCall
  • p1From the magazine:

    I Just Want to Live Long Enough to See Allen Iverson Live Long Enough to Get His Reebok Check

  • p1From the magazine:

    My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Who Owned My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother Also Owned a Jewelry Store and a Railroad, So He Probably Had a Dope Watch

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  • poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

    I Just Want to Live Long Enough to See Allen Iverson Live Long Enough to Get His Reebok Check

  • poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:

    My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Who Owned My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother Also Owned a Jewelry Store and a Railroad, So He Probably Had a Dope Watch

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