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Poem in Adroit

Posted on July 13, 2014 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

ADROIT-Summer-2014-cover-2Jazzed to see the title poem from my latest book, Notes from the Journey Westward, reprinted in the summer issue of Adroit–and especially jazzed to see my work alongside a poem from one of my literary heroes, Terrance Hayes!

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