Published on Academy of American Poets (https://poets.org)
Corpse Flower (audio only)
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Author
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Photo credit: Tenola Plaxico
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of many books, including World of Wonders (Milkweed Editions, 2020), a NYTimes bestseller which was named Barnes and Noble's Book of the Year. She is professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi and lives with her family in Oxford, Mississippi.