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Today's poem is "Dogwood (Two)"

from Colorado Review

Lorna Dee Cervantes is the author of award-winning books: Emplumada, From the Cables of Genocide, Ciento, Drive, and Sueno. Awarded NEA grants, Pushcart Prizes, a Lila Wallace Award, Cervantes, former professor at cu Boulder, presented at the Library of Congress, Dodge Poetry Festival, and Walker Art Center. She now writes in Seattle.

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Colorado Review * 9105 Campus Delivery * Department of English * Colorado State University * Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Poetry Editors: Donald Revell * Sasha Steensen * Matthew Cooperman

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