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In Memoriam 2017

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American poetry lost some major voices in 2017. Please join us in remembering these poets through their words: 

John Ashbery
Chana Bloch
Michelle Boisseau
Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
Kathryn Stripling Byer
Jack Collom
Mari Evans
Larry Fagin
Denis Johnson
Joanne Kyger
Thomas Lux
Harry Mathews
Shelley Savren
James Tolan
Derek Walcott
Richard Wilbur
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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December 28, 2017
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