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Ada Limón
Ada Limón, 2022.
Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Natalie Diaz
Natalie Diaz, 2018.
© ASU Department of English
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon, 2017.
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Ross Gay
Poet and writer Ross Gay, 2022.
© Jeremy Hogan—SOPA Images/Shutterstock.com
Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds, 2009.
Geraint Lewis/Shutterstock.com
Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong, 2018.
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Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage, 2010.
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