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Recorded Reading (0:43): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/czeq8caloaqsaztinv1qj/they-say.mp3?rlkey=5bjbgdc0vw3egnzf4nbd8p30c&dl=0

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they say

that william blake
was so poor
he had to melt down
what today would be
priceless
copper engravings
of one book’s
illustrious
illustrations
before he could begin
the next

i meditate on this
while erasing
recorded poetry
taking up too much storage
in my (necessarily) free
online
accounts

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This poet presently lives at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level.

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