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Today's poem is "Diaspora Sonnet 34"

from Cherry Tree

Oliver de la Paz is the author of five books of poetry. His most recent book, The Boy in the Labyrinth is forthcoming from the University of Akron Press. He is a founding member of Kundiman and teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the Low Residency MFA Program at PLU.

Other poems by Oliver de la Paz in Verse Daily:
October 23, 2014:   "Dear Empire," "These are your jellyfish...."
August 2, 2010:   "Dear Empire," "These are your dead...."
June 24, 2010:   "How I Learned Quiet" "Begin with slowness—the drag of a candle's flame..."
February 24, 2009:   "Self-Portrait with Taxidermy" "In my anatomy studies, I expected..."
December 24, 2007:   "Prayer Essay" "I was unusually ahead of my time with my own..."

Books by Oliver de la Paz:

Other poems on the web by Oliver de la Paz:
Six poems
Two poems
Four poems
Four poems
Four poems
Three poems
Three poems

Oliver de la Paz's Website.

Oliver de la Paz According to Wikipedia.

Oliver de la Paz on Twitter.

About Cherry Tree:

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