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"After Opening The New York Times I Wonder How to Write a Poem about Love" from Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy (2011)
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In Smith Blue, Camille T. Dungy offers a survival guide for the modern heart as she takes on twenty-first-century questions of love, loss, and nature. From a myriad of lenses, these poems examine the human capability for perseverance in the wake of heartbreak; the loss of beloved heroes...